2018 | Clos Apalta 'Le Petit Clos' | Apalta Valley Canon La Gaffeliere and built for a gigantic

and built for a gigantic feast

warm and dry wine

dark fruits

Subtle undertones of lemongrass and fresh tangerine add a refreshing and vibrant complexity

A textbook example of excellent dry white in 2023: you get the sumptuousness of ripe Sémillon with nectarine juiciness and the verve and citrus punch

2018 | Clos Apalta 'Le Petit Clos' | Apalta Valley Canon La Gaffeliere and built for a giganticThe 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