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2022 Clos Apalta Red Blend Valle de Colchagua 6-Pack in OWC

2022 Clos Apalta Red Blend Valle de Colchagua 6-Pack in OWC

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Jeb Dunnuck

Reviewed March 2025
The Grand Vin 2022 Clos Apalta checks in as 68% Carménère, 23% Cabernet Sauvignon, and the rest Merlot that spent two years in 70% new French oak. Smoking notes of black raspberries, leafy herbs, iron, and violet carry to a brilliantly balanced, seamless, medium to full-bodied red that has ultra-fine tannins, integrated acidity, and a great finish. It's an absolutely sensational red from this team that comes close to topping out my scale. I love it today yet see no reason it shouldn't evolve for 15+ years.

Professional Reviews

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James Suckling

Review Date: 04/2025
The carmenere character is more obvious and confidently transparent this year, but in a really complex and layered way. Cedar, black olives, graphite, paprika and hints of pepper and iodine. It’s well rounded, with a light sanguine note to the ripe fruit. The tannins are fine-grained yet polished. The lengthy finish doesn't want to stop. 68% carmenere, 22% cabernet sauvignon and 10% merlot. (ZS)

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Vinous

Review Date: 06/2025
The 2022 Clos Apalta is 68% Carménère, 22% Cabernet Sauvignon and 10% Merlot from Apalta. This aged primarily in French oak vats with 10% of the blend in 225-liter Bordeaux barrels. It opens with black fruit, a delicate ash note, underbrush, boldo and gentle spice over subtle oak. Blueberry, blackberry and sour cherry aromas complete the aromatic profile. On the palate, this is dry for the house style, with medium structure, refined grip and juicy flow. The finish is long and finely tuned. This vintage offers a more restrained version of Clos Apalta. It's less opulent than usual but with captivating nuance and poise. The 2022 is a terroir-driven response to a cooler year. (JH)

Notes

Clos Apalta is a prestigious Chilean winery located in the Apalta Valley within Colchagua, known for producing one of the country’s most iconic red blends. Founded in the 1990s by the Marnier Lapostolle family, the estate focuses on organic and biodynamic viticulture in a unique southeast-facing, amphitheater-shaped vineyard. The flagship wine, Clos Apalta, is typically Carménère-dominant, blended with Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, and occasionally Petit Verdot, and is crafted using gravity-flow techniques for gentle handling. Rich, full-bodied, and age-worthy, it has received critical acclaim, including near-perfect scores from top reviewers.

Details

OriginChile
Type/VarietalCabernet Sauvignon and Blends
SKU1932709