Clos Apalta 2016

Clos Apalta 2016 is an iconic, ultra-premium red blend from Chile's Apalta Valley, crafted to showcase the region's exceptional granitic terroir. Benefiting from a slightly cooler vintage that imparted remarkable elegance and freshness, the 2016 expression is heavily driven by old-vine Carmenère (64%), seamlessly supported by Cabernet Sauvignon and Merlot. Aged extensively in French oak, the wine pours a dense, inky purple and reveals a profoundly complex bouquet of ripe blackberries, cassis, and dried figs, layered with nuanced aromatics of tobacco leaf, dark chocolate, and cedar spice. On the palate, it is full-bodied and impeccably balanced, offering concentrated dark fruit depth framed by finely polished, velvety tannins and a vibrant acidity, culminating in an exceptionally long, layered, and structured finish.