Lapostolle Clos Apalta Vintage 2020

Lapostolle Clos Apalta Vintage 2020About the wine Clos Apalta is a prestigious brand owned by Cash Lapostolle. it has its own wine making facilities within the vineyards where some of the vines were planted between 1915 and 1920, from stocks imported from France. Typical blend Carmenere, Merlot, Cabernet Sauvignon. 75cl bottle. Abv 13. 5% Bottle condition, Capsule good, label good, wine level in neck Tasting Note 29 10 2024 Layers upon layers of black fruit, ripeness but not marmelade,

Lurton in 1979 and managed by his daughter since 1992

revealing inky/ smoky notes with a slightly tart

Describe by Serge Hochar as a classic year with Cinsult dominating

1989 was a vintage that initially divided the crowd

and complex

Founded in 1973 by Jack & Dolores Cakebread in Rutherford

A lithograph on wove paper of the 1985 vintage Chateau Mouton Rothschild label by Paul Delavaux

5 hectare parcel of vines with great terroir

Chateau Du Terre performed well in 1987 all be it in a littler style

A traditional style of claret and performing above its Cru Bourgeois status

The flagship wine of the Cuvelier family winery in the Uco valley

A Cru Bourgeois that is considered by some critics to rival many Cru Classe wines particularly since 1975