2017年 ラポストール クロ アパルタ 750ml チリ 赤ワイン

Lapostolle Clos Apalta
赤ワイン　750ml
[産　地］チリ　コルシャグア
[評　価］95点
The 2017 Clos Apalta is the 20th vintage of this wine that was produced with a blend of 48% Carmenere， 26% Cabernet Sauvignon， 25% Merlot and 1% Petit Verdot from organic and biodynamic certified vineyards on granite soils. It fermented with indigenous yeasts for four to five weeks， with manual punch-down of the cap， mostly in 7，500-liter French oak vats and 18% in new French barrique. Malolactic was in new French oak barrels， and the élevage lasted for 27 months in 85% new barrels and 15% second use. This is always a powerful， big and ripe wine that is regularly 15% alcohol， reflecting a warm and ripe place. The 2017 is no exception， perhaps a riper and more powerful wine than the 2016. Its still very young and marked by the élevage， with abundant balsamic aromas and notes from the wood—spice and smoke with an ashy touch. It seems quite marked by the character of the Carmenere. The tannins are quite round and polished， and the flavors are pungent and powerful. Its a full-bodied wine to age in in bottle and enjoy in its 10th birthday with powerful food. 90，000 bottles produced. It was bottled in September 2019.
Issue 250 End of August 2020， The Wine Advocate(1st Sep 2020)