Lapostolle Grand Selection Merlot

Lapostolle Grand Selection Merlot bottle image

Wine Description

At Lapostolle our mission is to capture the freshness of the fruit. Young and expressive; bright and vivid, define the characteristics of our Lapostolle Wines.

Apalta in autumn
Lapostolle
Lapostolle Winery
Andrea Leon
Charles de Bournet
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Acclaim
“Spicy red berries, darker plums and hot stones. So fresh and clear on the palate with juicy tannins, wonderful acidity and a fruity yet mineral finish.”
— James Suckling, Mar 2018
"A dark color and concentrated aromas of black cherry, cassis, licorice and even some charcoal are good indicators of what's coming—namely a dense palate with tartaric bite and ripe plum and blackberry flavors. A full finish with scratchy tannins tastes of chocolate and oak. Best Buy."
— Wine Enthusiast, Mar 2018
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Vineyard & Production Info
Vineyard name
Las Kuras Vineyard
Soil composition
Alluvial and Colluvial origin
Training method
Espalier
Harvest time:
March - April
First vintage of this wine:
2005
Bottles produced of this wine:
246,000
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Winemaking & Aging
Prefermentation Technique:
Cold maceration
Varietal composition:
86% Merlot, 12% Syrah, 2% Petit Verdot
Fermentation container:
Stainless steel tanks
Length of alcoholic fermentation:
14 days days
Fermentation temperature:
24- 28 ºC °F
Malolactic fermentation:
Yes
Type of aging container:
Barrels
Size of aging container:
225 L
Type of oak:
French
Length of aging before bottling:
5 months
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Analytical Data
pH level:
3.5
Alcohol:
13.4 %
Residual sugar:
3.5 g/L
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Wine Production

The grapes were carefully harvested and transported to the winery. We obtained clean and pure fruit with strict quality control thanks to the state of the art technology, our Vistalys optical berries selection. Then all the grapes were macerated up to 4 weeks to extract structure and color. During maceration, the fermentation lasted about 2 weeks in 100% stainless steel tanks, at 24-28°C. After maceration 55% of the wine was aged in French oak barrels for 5 months to give an extra layer of complexity while keeping the fruit expression. The remaining 45% was aged in stainless steel tanks; The result is great fruit with a fresh and pleasant palate. The wine was slightly filtered and clarified before the bottling.

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About the Vineyard

Rapel Valley is located in the central part of Chile, including the sub Valleys of Cachapoal and Colchagua. It exhibits a semi–arid Mediterranean climate with a winter only rainfall pattern. During the growing season, we have warm and dry days and pleasantly cool nights as a result of cold breezes coming from the Andes Mountains.