Lapostolle Cuvee Alexandre Cabernet Sauvignon 2021 750ml
The Wine Advocate | RP 90
Published: Apr,6 2023
The creamy and sleek 2021 Cuv?e Alexandre Cabernet Sauvignon reveals abundant notes of herbs and spices, a ripe profile and abundant, slightly grainy tannins. This is not 100% Cabernet; it has 7% Cabernet Franc, 4% Merlot and 4% Petit Verdot and matured in French oak barrels, 30% of them new, for 13 months. 148,200 bottles produced. It was bottled in June 2022.
Jamessuckling.com | JS 94
Published: Apr 24, 2023
An elegant and pretty complex expression with an array of red and black cherries, grilled spices, tapenade and roasted red pepper. Some firm, nicely chewy tannins on the medium- to full-bodied palate gives a tight structure to the juicy fruit. Dialled back and fresh. Shows the angular tannins from the granitic soils. Drinkable now, but better after 2024.
Winemaker
Region Apalta Valley, Colchagua, Chile
Grape 85% Cabernet Sauvignon - 10% Cabernet Franc 5% Carmenere.
Tasting
Colour: Intense and deep red colour with purple edges.
Nose: Expressive and intense with cassis and black currant aromas.
Palate: Elegant with round and persistent tannins, with fresh cherry along with a light toast flavour.