2018 | Clos Apalta 'Le Petit Clos' | Apalta Valley Canon La Gaffeliere and hints of dark chocolate

and hints of dark chocolate

the fizz is gentle while the lemon curd creaminess envelopes your palate and provides satisfying length and generosity

The 2016 Le Petit-Mouton has a classic blackberry

At the time it was shown as a barrel sample in early 2007

A harmonious

2018 | Clos Apalta 'Le Petit Clos' | Apalta Valley Canon La Gaffeliere and hints of dark chocolateThe 2018 Le Petit Clos, a second wine born in 2014, was produced with a blend of 53% Carmenere, 32% Cabernet Sauvignon, 12% Merlot and 3% Petit Verdot from organically and biodynamically certified vineyards even if the bottled doesn't carry the seals. It's ripe and powerful with the Apalta signature, earthy and stony. It fermented with indigenous yeasts in oak vats and matured in French barriques for some 22 months. It's full bodied with a lush