In Bond Fine Wine. 2018 Casa Lapostolle Petit Clos (2nd wine of Clos Apalta), Clos Apalta, Colchagua, Chile. Red chile - red in 6x75cl. Top critic score: 94/100 (LG). Drinking window: 2021+. Sold in bond by Albany Vintners, independent fine wine merchants.
James Suckling (JS) — 94/100 · JamesSuckling.com, 14/05/2021 · Drink 2022+
A medium-bodied red with blackberry, red-berry and spice aromas and flavors. It's chewy and polished with a medium finish. Dried flowers to the fruit at the finish. Tight and reserved now. Drink in 2022 and onwards.
Luis Gutiérrez (LG) — 94/100 · Wine Advocate, RobertParker.com, 03/08/2021 · Drink 2021 - 2028
The 2018 Le Petit Clos, a second wine born in 2014, was produced with a blend of 53% Carmenere, 32% Cabernet Sauvignon, 12% Merlot and 3% Petit Verdot from organically and biodynamically certified vineyards even if the bottled doesn't carry the seals. It's ripe and powerful with the Apalta signature, earthy and stony. It fermented with indigenous yeasts in oak vats and matured in French barriques…