Clos Apalta Le Petit Clos 2019

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“Aromatic and herbal nose of thyme, bay leaves, currants, blackberries, licorice and pomelo pith. Medium-bodied with a fleshy, delicious and open palate. Ripe tannins. Plush and caressing finish. Drink now or hold.”
James Suckling: 95/100

"This is the second version of Le Petit Clos, a cuvée made with the wines that don’t have the structure or balance for Clos Apalta. That decision is made after the wine has aged for a year in oak. At that time, what is destined for Le Petit is removed from the barrels and bottled (Clos spends a minimum of 2 years aging in oak). This year the wine is 49% cabernet sauvignon, 47% carménère, and 4% petit verdot. The result is a blend with great depth and lots of succulent red fruit and generous spices. It has big body and smooth, polished tannins that lend a sensation of creaminess."
Descorchados: 94/100

"An elegant, open-textured and well-contoured blend, offering alluring balsam, cassis and dark chocolate notes that fold over onto the rich palate. Picks up crushed red currant and espresso-laced berry flavors, which have great depth and linger effortlessly around suave tannins, echoing back to the core flavors. Carmenère, Merlot, Cabernet Sauvignon and Petit Verdot. Drink now through 2035."
Wine Spectator: 94/100

"The second wine from Clos Apalta, the 2019 Le Petit Clos was produced with a blend of 49% Carmenere, 30% Merlot, 18% Cabernet Sauvignon and 3% Petit Verdot from granite soils. It fermented with indigenous yeasts with four to five weeks of maceration with manual punchdowns and malolactic in French oak barrels. The élevage was eight months in new barrels and a further 14 months in 50% new oak and 50% second use. It's a ripe and powerful red with 14.5% alcohol and a pH of 3.6. It has a nose of herbs and spices, and it's creamy and lush, with a juicy texture and a full body with an herbal finish. It has mellow acidity and a soft mouthfeel through round and fine tannins. 41,988 bottles produced. It was bottled in March 2021."
Robert Parker: 93/100