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Clos Apalta Le Petit Clos Apalta 2017

$55

Suave 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. Drink now through 2025. 6,005 cases made, 1,000 cases imported.

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Wine Type and Color

Red Still

Magazine Issue

Aug 31, 2021

Summary

Primary Grape

Cabernet Sauvignon

Cabernet Sauvignon, native to Bordeaux, has thick blue skins, giving the resulting wines plentiful tannins and phenolics and making them particularly ageworthy. Over the past 50 years, Cabernet Sauvignon has spread to all of the New World's major winegrowing regions, and it remains one of France's most important grapes.

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Other Grapes

Merlot, Carmenère, Cabernet Franc, Petit Verdot

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$55

Clos Apalta Le Petit Clos Apalta 2017

Suave 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. Drink now through 2025. 6,005 cases made, 1,000 cases imported.

Details

Wine Type and Color

Red Still

Magazine Issue

Aug 31, 2021

Summary

Primary Grape

Cabernet Sauvignon

Cabernet Sauvignon, native to Bordeaux, has thick blue skins, giving the resulting wines plentiful tannins and phenolics and making them particularly ageworthy. Over the past 50 years, Cabernet Sauvignon has spread to all of the New World's major winegrowing regions, and it remains one of France's most important grapes.

Read More

Overhead photo of various ingreidnets that make up the grape

Other Grapes

Merlot, Carmenère, Cabernet Franc, Petit Verdot

Region

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