Alessandro Dalle Carbonare

9.5

Richer, bolder and cooler than Prelude.
Very good one, but it needs. Couple of year to fully get together and smash all its potential. — 2 months ago

Sipping Fine Wine

8.9

Saw an ‘08, so I grabbed it and wanted to see how it tasted. Founded by Alexandra Marnier Lapostolle and her husband Cyril de Bournet in 1994. The Marnier Lapostolle family are founders and owners of the world-renowned liqueur Grand Marnier. A blend of 85% Merlot and 15% Carmenere, dark red almost purple with berry fruit and lively citrus notes. Raspberry and blackberry flavors with cacao and cedar tones, well balanced, full ripe tannins. Lingering finish ending with oak and fruit notes. Still tasting well! — 8 years ago

Sipping Fine Wine

9.0

Lapostolle was founded by Alexandra Marnier Lapostolle and her husband Cyril de Bournet in 1994. A blend of 28% Carmenere, 27% Cabernet Sauvignon, 24% Merlot, and 21% Syrah, inky red with aromas of fresh black fruit and exotic spice. On the palate plum and blueberry flavors with leather and smoky oak and pepper spice. Savory soft tannins with spice on lingering ending. Nice Value. Tasting Sample. — 9 years ago

Vanessa

9.4

Cheers to experiencing Apalta’s beauty in the glass! 🇨🇱 🍷

💯 This is the 2018 Clos Apalta, an iconic wine produced by Domaines Bournet-Lapostolle.

Apalta is located in the Colchagua Valley, which stretches from the Pacific coast 🌊 to the Andes mountains 🏔️ , offering a wide diversity of microclimates from west to east.

It benefits from a long growing season that is generally warm & dry, with plentiful sunshine ☀️ , supporting development of color in the grape skin, ripening of tannins, & accumulation of sugar (that will become alcohol through fermentation)… 🍇

The subregion of Apalta is nestled into a south-facing amphitheater, capturing cool breezes from the west, which, together with a higher elevation, help preserve acidity in the grapes lending freshness & balance to the final wine. 🍷

This is a Bordeaux blend made with 64% Carménère, 18% Cabernet Sauvignon, & 18% Merlot grown on one of the oldest vineyards for Cabernet Sauvignon and Carmenère in Chile. 😮

Fermentation took place in a blend of 75% large French oak vats and 25% new French oak barrels. 🪵

It also matured 25 months in a combination of new and second use French oak barrels, imparting vanilla, cedar, sandalwood, chocolate, clove, and sweet baking spice notes, next to violet, black cherry, cassis, plum, mulberry, graphite, kalamata olive, leather, tobacco, roasted bell pepper, & tarragon. 🎶 — 3 months ago

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Devin Bray

9.4

Wow. Produced by the Lapostolle-Marnier house that also makes Grand Marnier and fine cognacs. The wine feels luxurious and expensive, revealing layer upon well balanced layer. It's deep and brooding, revealing spicy dark chocolate, blackberry liquor, vanilla, tangy grapes, hay, and a lovely creaminess. Gorgeous, well integrated tannins with bits of leather play around these and provide a latticework. The spiciness only builds as it opens, eventually becoming almost like chili powder. Very Cabernet-like in its darker qualities but with an unexpectedly voluptuous mouthfeel and Grenache-like grapey quality. Muscular, profound wine that can stand up to even the richest steak dinner. If you tend to be a Cab drinker, this wine will absolutely blow your mind. — 10 years ago

Mark S.

9.0

Orange peel. Sweet liquor. Marnier lapostolle grand marnier colton, curaçao @2783, AD, 240921 — a year ago

Raisa Friberg

8.9

Mukavan hedelmäinen, ei kuitenkaan mehuinen — 7 years ago

Luis F Gimenez

9.4

Wonderful Bourdeaux type blend from Chile. This is one of the top wines produced by this Country. It is a joint venture between Baron Phillipe Rothschild who also owns Mouton Rothschild in France; and Viña Concha y Toro from Chile.
The Wine maker, Michel Friou, is French with extensive experience including stints at Chateau Margaux and the other top Wine maker in Chile: Casa Lapostolle, which is owned by the Grand Marnier family in France. There he was in charge of blending their top Cuvée, Clos Apalta.
The 2009 Almaviva, is a powerful red which is well balanced with subtle hints of graphite, chocolate and tobacco. The fruity component reminds me of black cherries. Tannins are present but mild. — 9 years ago