Casa Lapostolle, Alexandre Merlot, Colchagua Valley

Benefited from 5 hours of decanting. Time accentuated it's lush gentleness. It certainly isn't fruit driven, it's more than that. Pencil, berries, body. Surprisingly decent.

Hugely jammy on the nose but then it disappears... Well made, well balanced with a stalky background but I'm a fruit junkie and it doesn't have it infortunately...

Solid merlot. Neither a standout nor disappointment as part of a backwoods hike picnic (cheese nuts etc). Except the price!

This was good. The cork broke in bottle.

Full body, some heat, not bad. Sulphites.

Astonishing depth for the price Deep red, rounded tannins on back, has some of the best characteristics of a Washington merlot, with andean steel underpinning Very nice. Presumably ungrafted rootstock giving clean penetrating cherry

Deep ruby colour. Medium intensity of aromas. Fruit is at the front. Lots of plum: juicy-, fresh- and - liquor. The plumminess is in a way that makes me think of sweaty meat and bile. There's licorice and some secondary aromas such as dried fruit and figs. The nose is marked by alcohol. Dry, medium+ body, medium+ acidity, high alcohol, high tannins (I've written both rounded- and drying-) and a medium+ finish. Medium+ intense palate with lots of flavours of …

Full bodied. Nd well balanced. Decanting helped smooth out the tannins.

Deep purple in colour. Mellow and full-bodied. Easy and enjoyable drinking with dinner.

Fruity and powerful but not very balanced. Enjoyable and easy to drink.

De color púrpura profundo, opaco. En nariz se percibe ademas de fruta negra, ciruela y violeta, notas minerales y algo de pimienta negra. Agradable en boca. Taninos firmes y abundantes. Largo y persistente. Excelente relacion calidad/precio

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