{"product_id":"lapostolle-clos-apalta-le-petit-clos-2018-750ml","title":"Clos Apalta - Le Petit Clos 2017 (1.5L)","description":"\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eLe Petit Clos is a different interpretation of the Clos Apalta Terroir, using the mastery of blending that is the heart of the winemaking philosophy from the Domaines Bournet-LapostolleJacques Begarie, Technical Director of Clos Apalta.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTasting Notes\u003cbr\u003eColor: Superb color, dark garnet red, deep and intense.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eNose: Spicy and subtle nose; great elegance and aromatic complexity with notes of ripe fruit (blueberry, blackcurrant, black cherry, blackberry…), opening on toasted and fine woody notes.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePalate: Frank and soft attack with savory, silky and well-integrated tannins. Full, round and fleshy palate ending with a magnificent aromatic persistence full of finesse.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e68% Cabernet Sauvignon, 16% Carmenère, 9% Cabernet Franc, 5% Merlot and 2% Petit Verdot \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eProfessional Reviews\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e96 points James Suckling\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis is so delicious with blackcurrants, spice, sweet tobacco, lavender and roses. Full-bodied, tight and very polished with gorgeous texture and finesse. Shows tannin tension at the end. A blend of mostly cabernet sauvignon, the rest cabernet franc. Better after 2022.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e93+ Wine Advocate\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe second wine, in the Bordeaux sense, the 2017 Le Petit Clos has a different blend from the grand vin, in this case 68% Cabernet Sauvignon, 16% Carmenere, 9% Cabernet Franc, 5% Merlot and 2% Petit Verdot and is quite different every year. It fermented in 7,500-liter oak vats with indigenous yeasts and a four- to five-week maceration followed by malolactic in new barriques. It matured in new French barriques for six months and spent the next 16 months in first, second and third use French oak barrels. I found a lot less influence from the oak here than in the \"grand vin\" and a more classical profile with dominance of the Cabernet Sauvignon—ripe without excess, powerful and concentrated but with very good balance. It's quite approachable even when it feels quite youthful; the tannins are round, and the wine is neat and velvety with some creaminess. It has an elegant profile within the powerful character of the vintage. It surpassed my expectations, and I find it every bit as good as the 2016. 72,000 bottles produced. It was bottled in October 2019. 93+ (LG)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e92 points Wine Spectator\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSuave and filled with concentrated currant, red plum and cherry flavors backed by crunchy acidity and fresh tannins. Minerally in the midpalate, with savory richness lingering on the finish with cocoa powder and herbal accents. Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, Carmenère, Cabernet Franc and Petit Verdot. (KM)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e91 points Vinous\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe 2017 Red Blend Le Petit Clos is a blend of 68% Cabernet Sauvignon, 16% Carménère, 9% Cabernet Franc, 5% Merlot and 2% Petit Verdot from Apalta, Colchagua, aged for six months in new oak before moving on to used barrels for 16 months. Violet-hued with a brick-dust sheen. The ripe nose offers black currant and blackberry jam with a hint of bay leaf. In the mouth it’s intense with a lick of alcohol that intensifies the firm tannins, which become concentrated without being overbearing. Pleasant and long-lasting, this wine is defined by the warmer year. (JH)\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Logan, Clos Apalta","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42976008012000,"sku":"110817","price":109.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0649\/9713\/0464\/products\/lapostolle-clos-apalta-le-petit-clos_1.jpg?v=1663887649","url":"https:\/\/www.mywineconnection.com\/products\/lapostolle-clos-apalta-le-petit-clos-2018-750ml","provider":"My Wine Connection","version":"1.0","type":"link"}