2023 Clos Apalta 'Le Petit Clos' Apalta Valley Chile

(92 Points)  --  (Wine Advocate)

The 2023 Le Petit Clos is a concentrated expression of a warm vintage that successfully avoids the somewhat attenuated nature I often associate with the harvest. A lifted bouquet of ripe red fruits with fresh herbal accents introduces a plush, generously textured mouthfeel that retains the signature polished framing that defines the Clos Apalta wines. It concludes with an impressively measured finish that foregrounds pure fruit flavors framed with well-integrated tannins. The blend is 45% Carmenère, 41% Cabernet Sauvignon, 11% Merlot, 2% Cabernet Franc and 1% Petit Verdot.