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Lapostolle Cuvee Alexandre Carmenere 2023

Lapostolle Cuvee Alexandre Carmenere 2023

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Size | 750mL

Winemaker Notes

Lapostolle Cuvée Alexandre Carmenére boasts a complex nose with red and black fruit, spice, herbal, and vanilla aromas. Bright and vivid, it is harvested late in the season, producing a medium structure with juicy, round tannins. Pair Carmenére with dishes such as rabbit or four-cheese pasta with grated truffles. Lapostolle Cuvée Alexandre Carmenére can be cellared for several years.

Details

Wine Type
Red
Producer
Lapostolle
Country
Chile
Region
Central Valley
Appellation
Colchagua Valley
Grape
Carmenere
Farming
Biodynamic, Sustainable

Professional Ratings

91 Vinous

The 2023 Carmenere Cuvee Alexandre Lapostolle if 89% Carmenere, 6% Syrah and 5% Cabernet Sauvignon, all from Apalta. This aged for 13 months in second-and third-use 225-liter French oak barrels. It opens with red fruit, plum and ripe blackberry, with soft oak and gentle spice. What stands out is the restrained palate – elegant and finely grippy with a subtle cling, delivering the finesse of Chile in a warm year. Delicate pyrazines appear on the finish.

90 Wine Advocate

Containing 6% Syrah and 5% Cabernet Sauvignon, the 2023 Cuvée Alexandre Carmenère introduces itself with a dark-fruited, plummy nose with a subtle herbal tint and graphite flourishes. The palate is lush yet silky and streamlined in profile, concluding with a long, elegantly structured finish of delineated tannins.

About the Producer

Lapostolle was founded in 1994 by Alexandra Marnier Lapostolle and her husband Cyril de Bournet upon their discovery of a unique clos in the Apalta Valley sheltering 100-year-old pre-phylloxera vines. They quickly realized its potential for producing world-class wines and embarked on their family’s next chapter in the New World. Alexandra brought generations of French winemaking tradition and expertise to the rugged landscape of the Colchagua Valley. Today, Charles de Bournet, the seventh generation, leads the winery in its newest chapter of innovation.

Lapostolle Cuvee Alexandre Carmenere 2023

$27.00
$27.00
Sold Out