Lapostolle Cuvée Alexandre Cabernet Sauvignon
Wine Description
Sourced from our own vineyards, Cuvée Alexandre wines express our dedication to quality and the expression of the Terroir of Lapostolle Wines. The season started with cold and rainy winter in 2017, leaving enough water reserves in the ground. Spring did not register important frosts and moved forward with good conditions allowing excellent bud break. Dec-Feb '18 maximum temperatures where moderate, extending berry set, veraison and ripening. March was fresh allowing slow sugar accumulation without losing acidity, key to obtaining wines of great balance. Fall was free of rains allowing the latest varieties to be harvested during optimal dates.
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Vineyard & Production Info
Winemaking & Aging
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Wine Production
As a general winemaking philosophy, in our Cuvée Alexandre Cabernet Sauvignon we look for elegance, balance and ageing potential. To express the terroir of Apalta is our mission; so, our winemaking philosophy remains very natural a process with minimal intervention. Our key points are 100% hand harvest in small cases of 14 kilos, strict fruit selection by 100% optical state of the art grape selection. Gentle extraction methods and a judicious use of oak to preserve the fruit but integrate the complexity that a wine of this quality deserves.
About the Vineyard
Apalta is located 170 Kilometres South West of Santiago in the Colchagua Valley. The Vineyard is situated on a North to South exposure, which is quite rare in Chile. Apalta has special meso- climate that is different from the rest of Colchagua Valley. Its climate could be described as semi- arid Mediterranean; with a winter only rainy season and a long dry summer season.
