2018 | Clos Apalta 'Le Petit Clos' | Apalta Valley Canon La Gaffeliere At the time it was

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

dark fruits

and built for a gigantic feast

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

Secondary notes of blackberry

2018 | Clos Apalta 'Le Petit Clos' | Apalta Valley Canon La Gaffeliere At the time it wasThe 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