Clos Apalta - Apalta 2022

Clos Apalta, the pure expression of the Apalta Valley terroir

Tucked away in the Colchagua Valley, near the town of Santa Cruz, the Apalta Valley was the place selected by a visionary in the 1910s who planted this amazing vineyard using a unique French massal selection. In 1994, Alexandra Marnier Lapostolle and her husband Cyril de Bournet acquired this property and Clos Apalta was born in 1997.

Shaping the vineyard foot by foot, building a state-of-the-art gravity fed winery, the family succeeded in making Clos Apalta one of the most iconic wines in South America. Currently, the team is led by the son of the founders and 7th generation, Charles de Bournet. Many international rewards have consolidated its position in the “Legends of Chile” (2005 TOP#1 Wine spectator Magazine, 2017, 100pts by James Suckling, for the third time).

The 2022 vintage

Andrea Leon, Technical Director, presents Clos Apalta 2022:https://youtu.be/T0qttxgyRE0

The 2022 vintage in Apalta experienced cooler conditions, slightly smaller yields, and a slightly longer growing season. The winter was mostly dry, but the season saw 317 mm of rain, almost 50% of normal.

The spring was marked by inconsistent weather, with cold September, hot October, November, and another cold December. Despite these unstable conditions, there were no recorded frosts, causing a 7 to 11-day delay in shooting and flowering. The summer saw cooler temperatures and increased sunlight in the vineyard, affecting the grapes’ growth. A careful irrigation program was crucial to protect the grapes and ensure perfect maturity. Harvesting began seven days later than last year’s, depending on the specific block.
The 2022 season was cooler but also had good conditions for fruit maturation in most varieties. The moderate temperatures during the ripening period allowed for crafting wines that expressed the different microterroirs of Apalta, with expressive fruit, good palate density and texture, balance, and excellent aging potential.

Tasting notes:

Dark and deep red color with purple edges. The nose is intense, spicy overlapping with layers of red and black fruit, graphite and cedar notes. Balanced and concentrated palate with refined tannins that open up the palate, with a bright structure that bring more fruit and spices towards a very long finish.

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18,5

byMatthew Jukesthe9/17/2025

I have never understood the appeal of this wine until this vintage rocked up! I find the Carmenère grape a little too austere and individual for my tastes, and while I appreciate that it has its own character, I have yet to find a wine that converts me. 2022 Clos Apalta, which incorporates 22% Cabernet Sauvignon and 10% Merlot, is spectacular. Controlled, refreshing, and perfectly clean and lively on the finish. The oak and tannins are pristine, making this the finest Carmenère-based wine I have ever tasted.

Wine Advocate

byMatthew Luczythe8/28/2025

A particularly pretty and floral expression of Clos Apalta, the 2022 Clos Apalta is beautifully lush and expressive on the nose, combining a deep core of black and blue fruit aromas with pencil lead, camphor and bramble accents, developing dried purple flower notes that continue to gain volume with aeration. The palate displays the house's quintessentially lavish yet graceful style before concluding with a long, staining, and saturated finish that blends sweet fruits with a toasty, oak-driven backbone, polished tannins and bright acidity. As always, this is quite a stylized expression of Apalta but one that retains a sense of nuance. This blend of 68% Carménère, 22% Cabernet Sauvignon and 10% Merlot fermented and aged in a mix of barrique, puncheon and large cask.

The Drinks Business

byColin Haythe8/27/2025

(Apalta Valley, Colchagua, Chile; 68% Carménère; 22% Cabernet Sauvignon; 10% Merlot; pH 3.78; 2.7 g/L of residual sugar; 15% alcohol; aged for 21 months in 78% new and 22% two-year old French oak barrels; tasted at the CVBG press tasting over Zoom with Andrea Leon, technical director). From early harvested hillside plots. Gorgeous. Inky. Plummy. Blue fruits. Such plump and gracious tannins, giving this greater purity and mid-palate crystallinity than Le Petit Clos. There’s a gorgeous signature Carménère spice too. Wild herbs. I love the cedary notes present already; and the scratchings of graphite. Walnut oil and first press olive oil. The oak is well-integrated already but it is present and used confidently. This is ample, full, plump and layered, the tannins incredibly refined. Succulent and juicy. A little black currant and cassis. Very long. Gently tapering on the finish, but with just a little hint of dryness. A wine with considerable aging potential that is flattering on the attack but showing its seriousness on the saline, mineral-encrusted finish. 97+

Vinous

byJoaquin Hidalgothe7/16/2025

The 2022 Clos Apalta is 68% Carménère, 22% Cabernet Sauvignon and 10% Merlot from Apalta. This aged primarily in French oak vats with 10% of the blend in 225-liter Bordeaux barrels. It opens with black fruit, a delicate ash note, underbrush, boldo and gentle spice over subtle oak. Blueberry, blackberry and sour cherry aromas complete the aromatic profile. On the palate, this is dry for the house style, with medium structure, refined grip and juicy flow. The finish is long and finely tuned. This vintage offers a more restrained version of Clos Apalta. It's less opulent than usual but with captivating nuance and poise. The 2022 is a terroir-driven response to a cooler year.

Jane Anson, Inside Bordeaux

byJane Ansonthe7/7/2025

Deep ruby colour, confident unrolling of cocoa bean, intense liqourice root, espresso, smoked caramel, creamy blackberry fruits, black pepper and baking spice. This has lift and grip, full of life and welcome. 78% new oak for ageing, Andrea Léon technical director, organically farmed.

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byGeorgina Hindlethe7/7/2025

Gorgeous nose, pixelated, not shouting but lovely expressions of dried herbs, toast, some sweet spices, blackcurrant and crystalline blue fruit and lead pencil. Broad and structured but so graceful with delicate and grippy tannins that fill the mouth and leave a coating of powdery, graphite edge chalkiness. Compact but sculpted, you can feel the muscles here with both ripe and cooling elements. Precise and characterful. Juicy as well as mouthwatering with a depth that is so captivating. Linear and straight but still with grip and intensity. A knockout wine! Ageing 21 months in 73% new oak, 27 two-year-old French oak 225l barrels. 3.78pH. Cooler and drier conditions than in 2021 with lots of sun and light and excellent sanitary conditions although 35% lower yields. Harvested on March 11.

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byZekun Shuaithe4/13/2025

The carmenere character is more obvious and confidently transparent this year, but in a really complex and layered way. Cedar, black olives, graphite, paprika and hints of pepper and iodine. It’s well rounded, with a light sanguine note to the ripe fruit. The tannins are fine-grained yet polished. The lengthy finish doesn't want to stop. 68% carmenere, 22% cabernet sauvignon and 10% merlot. Drink from 2027.

Jeb DUNNUCK

byJeb Dunnuckthe3/10/2025

The Grand Vin 2022 Clos Apalta checks in as 68% Carménère, 23% Cabernet Sauvignon, and the rest Merlot that spent two years in 70% new French oak. Smoking notes of black raspberries, leafy herbs, iron, and violet carry to a brilliantly balanced, seamless, medium to full-bodied red that has ultra-fine tannins, integrated acidity, and a great finish. It's an absolutely sensational red from this team that comes close to topping out my scale. I love it today yet see no reason it shouldn't evolve for 15+ years.

Information:	Details:
Couleur	Rouge
Cépages	Carmenère 68 % Cabernet Sauvignon 22 % Merlot 10 %
Appellation	Apalta
Millesime	2022
Contenance	Demi-bouteille (37,5 cl)

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Rouge

Cépages

Carmenère 68 %
Cabernet Sauvignon 22 %
Merlot 10 %

Appellation

Apalta

Millesime

2022

Contenance

Demi-bouteille (37,5 cl)

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