Wines from Colchagua Valley
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Lapostolle 2008 Clos Apalta Red (Colchagua Valley)
- Editors' Choice
- $90
Clos Apalta, depending on your point of view, is arguably Chile’s best wine. And this vintage is outstanding! Earth, minty spice, ripe berry, minerality and smoky aromas cover the bases. It’s superbly structured, with a fine texture and depth. Tastes lush and complex, with blackberry, crème de cassis, fine herbs and tobacco. Finishes classy. Drink now through 2016.
— M.S.
(2/1/2012)
Lapostolle 2003 Clos Apalta Red (Colchagua Valley)
- Editors' Choice
- $65
Dense as a brick, with deep blackberry, prune, earth and chocolate aromas. Huge and multilayered, but already exhibiting perfect structure and integrated oak and spice flavors. Pure and exact; along with the 2001 this is Clos Apalta at its finest. Imported by Moët Hennessy USA.
— M.S.
(5/1/2006)
Lapostolle 2005 Clos Apalta Red (Colchagua Valley)
- Cellar Selection
- $75
Clos Apalta continues to push the envelope for Chilean icon wines. It’s always been a blend of four or five Bordeaux grapes, and the 2005 is every bit as structured, tight and ripe as any predecessor. There is an intense blanket of new oak that tastes of mint, cinnamon, sawdust and black licorice. When that subsides (maybe in another 12 months), expect racy and…
— M.S.
(7/1/2008)
Emiliana 2006 Gê Red (Colchagua Valley)
- Editors' Choice
- $92
Dark, dense, spicy and full of everything nice, including cola, berry, earth and richness. The palate has ideal ripeness and power, and the flavors are a clever mix of light herbs, spice, chocolate and blasting berry. Long and sultry on the finish, with tobacco and immense complexity. One of Chile’s very best wines; a blend of Syrah, Carmenère, Cabernet and Merlot.
— M.S.
(9/1/2010)
Viu Manent 1999 Viu I Malbec (Colchagua Valley)
- Editors' Choice
- $39
This is 90% old-vine Malbec with 10% Cabernet thrown in. The best one-word description is “awesome.” The 80-year-old Malbecvines is full of clove, licorice and marzipan nuances. The flavor profile offers berries, sweetmeat pie and maple syrup. The finish is huge but soft. The body is massive and concentrated, but entirely friendly. This is indeed a super Chilean in…
— M.S.
(3/1/2002)
Emiliana 2005 Gê Red (Colchagua Valley)
- Editors' Choice
- $90
All signs point in one direction: the top of the heap. This is one great Chilean red blend! With Syrah, Carmenère, Cabernet Sauvignon and Merlot in the mix, Gê sets a new benchmark for multigrape blends from Chile. This wine is loaded with berry, cassis and black plum flavors, but it’s textured, balanced and alluring. There’s a bit of creaminess on the finish to…
— M.S.
(5/1/2009)
Lapostolle 2006 Clos Apalta Red (Colchagua Valley)
- Editors' Choice
- $80
Once again, Clos Apalta distinguishes itself as one of Chile’s best wines. The bouquet is dark and slightly minty, with licorice, shoe polish and ripe, herb-tinged black fruit. Saturated and deep in the mouth, with cola, cassis, black cherry and blackberry flavors. Chewy wine; still has some oak to resolve. Best from 2011.
— M.S.
(12/31/2009)
Lapostolle 2007 Clos Apalta Red (Colchagua Valley)
- Editors' Choice
- $80
Outstanding as always. Right from the first take it has an elevated sense of being. The nose is rich, warm and deeply fruited, with balsam wood and lemony notes. It’s deep as a coal mine on the palate, with herbal, tobacco and leather accents sprucing up serious berry fruit flavors. Minty and sly on the finish, and lovely overall. Drink now through 2016.
— M.S.
(9/1/2010)
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