Petit Clos - Apalta 2020

Le Petit Clos, a great wine that is competitively priced

Le Petit Clos is the second wine of Clos Apalta, created with the vintage 2014.

The 2020 vintage

"The Chilean 2020 vintage is undoubtedly one that will be remembered. We faced both an extremely early and hot season made especially challenging by the ongoing drought and outbreak of the Coronavirus pandemic.

Harvest dates were brought forward by 10 days. This was a blessing, as we managed to bring in the vast majority of the grapes by late March when curfew and quarantine restrictions arrived. When all the odds were playing against us, the Clos Apalta terroir did not fail us. The quality of the 2020 Clos Apalta wines is simply outstanding. It is characterized by a lively acidity and lush tannins all the while showcasing bright fruit and a concentrated style. The earlier harvest also allowed us to maintain freshness and minerality leading to extraordinary ageing potential."

Tasting Notes

Jeb DUNNUCK

byJeb Dunnuckthe5/20/2024

The second wine of the estate, the 2020 Le Petit Clos checks in as 40% Carmenere, 38% Cabernet Sauvignon, 19% Merlot, and the rest Petit Verdot that was brought up in 53% new French oak. Ripe red and black fruits, graphite, scorched earth, and cedary spice notes define the aromatics, and it's medium to full-bodied on the palate, has firm, polished tannins, terrific depth and richness, and a great finish.

Decanter.com

byGeorgina Hindlethe9/4/2023

Bright, brooding and intense on the nose; dark, heady and ripe black fruits with spiced edges and a subtle florality. Smooth and succulent but punchy on the palate, tannins are silky and well integrated and do well to underpin the fruitiness and liveliness of the expression. As usual Carmenere is the star with 40% of the blend alongside 38% Cabernet Sauvignon, 19% Merlot and 3% Petit Verdot. Youthful and exuberant, the team kept leaves on the vines and natural cover crops to cope with the sunlight, heat and lack of water in 2020, and despite the 15% alcohol this has 3.59pH with acidity that lifts the palate and avoids any heaviness. Rich but sleek, this is full of red cherries, cedar spice, soft herbal touches and finishes with a menthol freshness that is lovely. Will improve with age but great for mid-term drinking to enjoy the fresh vibrancy. Ageing 26 months in 225l French oak barrels, 53% new, 42% two years old. From this vintage, the bottles are now made in Chile and are 10% lighter in a bid to increase sustainability.

Jane Anson, Inside Bordeaux

byJane Ansonthe9/1/2023

Clear spice, fragrant aromatic frame, showing liqourice, cloves and incense. This was clearly a warm year, with high spice running alongside sweet blackberry and chocolate notes. Dry finish, plenty of energy and grip. This is from vines on south-facing slopes, mitigating the heat of the vintage. Long and slow fermentation, 50% new oak for ageing, with the cellar selection for Petit Clos happening in the cellar after 12 months of ageing, almost always from the younger plantings. Bottled without fining or filtration, no need to wait too long to crack open but will beneft from a long decant.

Wine Advocate

byLuis Gutierrezthe8/31/2023

The second wine from Clos Apalta, the 2020 Le Petit Clos, was produced with the grapes from younger vines and in a different proportion than in the grand vins; it's a blend of 40% Carmenere, 38% Cabernet Sauvignon, 19% Merlot and 3% Petit Verdot from their granite soils in the warm Apalta valley from a warm and ripe year. The wine has the lush and ripe signature, with 15% alcohol, decadent and showy, with a nose of violets and camphor, ripe berries, herbs and spices and integrated oak. It fermented with indigenous yeasts, with five to six weeks of maceration, manual punch-downs and malolactic in French oak barrels. The élevage was 26 months in 53% new oak and 47% second use oak. It has the velvety tannins from a warm vintage—fine-grained and abundant—with a long finish with a bitter twist.77,580 bottles produced. It was bottled in July 2022.

The Drink Business

byColin Haythe8/30/2023

The second wine of Clos Apalta. Aromatically very open, with a heady mix of incense, olive tapenade, exotic sweet spices and dark berry and stone fruit, but also a little mimosa. The tannins are soft and plush, the mid-palate richly filled and this is impressively well-sustained on the finish. It’s tempting to pull the cork on this right now, but this is also very age-worthy and will benefit from a period of 2-3 years in the cellar.
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Vinous

byJoaquin Hidalgothe3/1/2023

The 2020 Blend Le Petit Clos is a mix of mostly Carménère and Cabernet Sauvignon from Apalta, Colchagua. Dark garnet red in hue. The complex nose offers plum jam, hints of sweet spice, herbs and pepper against a backdrop of cigar box, graphite and a whiff of violets. A ripe, broad, full-bodied red with precise acidity and a juicy, grippy flow, the finish is intense and complex. The 2020 vintage is notably lean compared to other vintages.

Jamessuckling.com

byJames Sucklingthe2/10/2023

A beautiful delivery of Petit Clos with spiced black cherries, cassis, olives and some red capsicums to the nose. Chalky tannins are densely packed on the medium- to full-bodied palate. Tight, structured and fine-grained. Very long. Drink or hold.

Information:	Details:
Couleur	Rouge
Cépages	Carmenère 40 % Cabernet Sauvignon 38 % Merlot 19 % Petit Verdot 3 %
Appellation	Apalta
Millesime	2020
Contenance	Bouteille (75 cl)

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Couleur

Rouge

Cépages

Carmenère 40 %
Cabernet Sauvignon 38 %
Merlot 19 %
Petit Verdot 3 %

Appellation

Apalta

Millesime

2020

Contenance

Bouteille (75 cl)

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