2018 Domaine Bournet-Lapostelle, Clos Apalta

The 2018 Domaine Bournet‑Lapostolle Clos Apalta is a rich, Bordeaux-style blend (64% Carmenère, 18% Cabernet Sauvignon, 18% Merlot) sourced from biodynamically farmed vines and aged 25 months in nearly all-new French oak—yielding a captivating profile of dark cherry, cedar, clove, and refined tannins. Its story began in 1997, when Alexandra Marnier‑Lapostolle (of Grand Marnier fame) and Cyril de Bournet built a gravity-fed, seven-level underground cellar into the Apalta hillside to honor the terroir—an architectural marvel and wine lover’s playground. The 2018 vintage, hailed as a “treat from Mother Nature,” delivers both power and elegance—perfectly encapsulating the estate’s ethos of marrying French finesse with Chilean sun.