Clos Apalta "Le Petit Clos" Colchagua Proprietary Red 2019

James Suckling : 95 Points

(6/17/2022) Aromatic and herbal nose of thyme, bay leaves, currants, blackberries, licorice and pomelo pith. Medium-bodied with a fleshy, delicious and open palate. Ripe tannins. Plush and caressing finish. 49% carmenere, 30% merlot, 18% cabernet sauvignon and 3% petit verdot. Drink now or hold.

Wine Advocate : 93 Points

(4/6/2023) The second wine from Clos Apalta, the 2019 Le Petit Clos, was produced with a blend of 49% Carmenere, 30% Merlot, 18% Cabernet Sauvignon and 3% Petit Verdot from granite soils. It fermented with indigenous yeasts with four to five weeks of maceration with manual punch-downs and malolactic in French oak barrels. The elevage was eight months in new barrels and a further 14 months in 50% new oak and 50% second-use oak. It's a ripe and powerful red with 14.5% alcohol and a pH of 3.6. It has a nose of herbs and spices, and it's creamy and lush, with a juicy texture and a full body with an herbal finish. It has mellow acidity and a soft mouthfeel through round and fine tannins. Drink Date: 2022 - 2030.

Wine Spectator : 94 Points

(5/31/2023) An elegant, open-textured and well-contoured blend, offering alluring balsam, cassis and dark chocolate notes that fold over onto the rich palate. Picks up crushed red currant and espresso-laced berry flavors, which have great depth and linger effortlessly around suave tannins, echoing back to the core flavors. Carmenere, Merlot, Cabernet Sauvignon and Petit Verdot. Drink now through 2035. 3,499 cases made, 350 cases imported.