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1999
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Taster #7964
· May 29, 2019
35% Carmenère, 30% Merlot, 22% Cabernet Sauvignon and 13% Malbec from the Apalta vineyards,Colchagua Appellation, Rapel Valley, Chile with 60 years old non irrigated vines. 18-day fermentation followed by 15-day maceration. Aged 21 months in new French oak barrels. Bottled February 2001 unfined unfiltered. 14% Abv. Proprietors: Cyril de Bournet, Alexandra Marnier Lapostolle and Charles de Bournet Marnier Lapostolle. From a Double Magnum: A(ccuracy)=2: Med deep ruby/brick edge. Evolved yet lively. B(alance)=3: Refined components in harmony. C(omplexity)=3: Layered fruit essence, …
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Taster #8917
· Oct 2, 2017
92/100
Deep garnet with a slight bricking edge. Nose of dark cherries, dark chocolate, and leather. Tastes of cherries, crushed blackberries, dark chocolate, tar, and slight earthiness. Lovely fruit and structure. Still holding up well but at or just past prime. Drink over the next 3-5 years.
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Taster #3327
· Feb 5, 2016
92/100
Mature but 5 - 7 years to go The nose increases dramatically as it breaths
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Taster #1025
· Dec 12, 2015
92/100
Allowed to breathe in glass 1 hour before tasting. Clear deep dark garnet color. Lovely fresh bouquet of boysenberries, cherries and black currants and their liqueurs, along with mocha, fennel, anise, hints of tobacco, nutmeg, cloves, and forest floor. Similar on the palate, full body, rich, generous, bit of brandy-like alcoholic heat despite the cool serving temperature. Mouth-coating tannins and firm acidity suggest many good years ahead. Improved with air and held up well under vacuum stopper for four days …
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Taster #3682
· Aug 16, 2014
92/100
Blackberry and red cherry, quite ripe but not overripe; good acidity, intense palate with long finish; this still has some ways to go; kept improving over two days.
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Taster #1427
· Aug 12, 2013
91/100
5,years later still good but better in it's youth. Dark red fruit flavors.
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Taster #4014
· Mar 20, 2013
Corked
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Taster #7687
· Aug 18, 2011
89/100
J'ai moins aimé le Casa Lapostolle Clos Apalta 1999 dont le nez de polis à ongle m'a assez rebuté. La bouche était mieux, mais avec une certaine lourdeur sucrée qui tombait sur le coeur. Pour moi c'est l'archétype de la bombe qui vieillit sans gagner en complexité. Il me laisse la même impression que certains Shiraz australien de 10-15 ans qui semblent figés dans le temps. D'où le fameux débat sur la capacité à vieillir VS. capacité à se bonifier …
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Taster #7967
· Aug 11, 2011
Le commentaire général autours de la table : à quoi bon faire vieillir de tels vins s’ils nous donnent l’impression… de ne jamais évoluer? Certes, le profil aromatique avait sûrement évolué depuis sa mise en bouteille, mais bien malin celui qui aurait pu identifier son âge. Un peu comme Patrick, à la longue, il finissait par nous tomber sur le palais. Malgré tout, je suis heureux d’avoir goûté un vin du Chili avec quelques années dans le corps. Merci Alain.
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Taster #6793
· Jan 9, 2011
89/100
Seemed past its prime. Slightly maderized. raisin, licorice, medicinal notes.
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Taster #6837
· Dec 31, 2010
92/100
Silky smooth but still with a great finish. Delicious.
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Taster #5810
· Dec 7, 2010
92/100
Soft and round....fruit is still primary in character, but nothing overripe or overly rich here....Really a nice, balanced, drinkable wine. Very Pomerol-like. Impressive. Really not showing any tertiary characteristics or development at all, surprisingly youthful, but the fruit and tannins have definitely softened and mellowed just a bit. Approachable, something like a 1998 Right Bank....
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Taster #2175
· Mar 29, 2010
91/100
a lot of spice on the nose. nice color concentration. decanted for 1.5 hours and started to open up.
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Taster #6376
· Feb 26, 2010
89/100
Drank over 3 nights and improved each time. On first opening this wine was very closed, sharp and tannic. Even at 10 years old this wine was a dark purple colour. Overall very good but not great
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Taster #1571
· Jan 26, 2010
89/100
Not decanted. This wine is not nearly as good as it was upon release. The initial burst of fuit and yummyness factor has not been replaced by supplenness and aromatic complexity. There is plenty of fruit, but the mid palate is a bit hollow and the tannins a bit gritty. No decantado. Este vino no es ni de cerca tan rico como lo fue en su salida al mercado. La explosión inicial de frutalidad y factor de hedonismo han desaparecido …
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Taster #7206
· Jul 12, 2009
91/100
Just pumps out cassis and graphite. The finish is long with plum and cocoa nuances. Well done.
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Taster #2888
· Jan 2, 2009
Tasted at XMAS 2008, Jeremy brought a bottle to Sunriver. Wonderful wine that continues to open and give more as you let it sit in the glass. Near oeak I would say so drink by 2010 for best fruit. Rated 92 by WS and 94 by WE.
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Taster #1427
· Dec 17, 2008
92/100
Remarkable to think that they thought it was origionally merlot in 1997. Carmenere is the dominant varietal and its structure is exceptional. Decanted and areated, and still rewquired 1/2 hour to show itself. Dark berry bouquet and flavors. Has a long life ahead of it without losing its fruit.
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Taster #4057
· Oct 6, 2007
90/100
Drank for Wayne's birthday party.
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Taster #3947
· May 12, 2007
90/100
When first opened, this wine was very closed. No aroma, no fruit. Only an unpleasant menthol flavor with a bit of chocolate on the fininsh. After being open for several hours, the wine opened up with an earthy Cabernet like nose and a very laid back layer of fruit with menthol notes and a very long finish with menthol and chocolate notes. This is a mature wine which will continue to improve for several years.
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Taster #1571
· Jan 14, 2007
92/100
Had at home with a HUGE (32 ounce) USDA prime rib steak while watching the Chicago Bears vs. Seattle Seahawks Divisional Playoff game. Decanted for 30 minutes prior to beginning of consumption. Drinking it took several hours. The notes are a summary over the tasting experience, which improved until the last drop I had after 6 hours of decanting. This wine seems to have lost its purplish color. Now, it is a full ruby color. Nose has lost all of …
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Taster #0905
· Jan 22, 2006
89/100
I'm sure there is a nice wine lurking in there somewhere but it's completely closed now and I wasn't able to try it the following day. Can't be too enthusiastic about this right now. Give it plenty of time
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Taster #3046
· Jan 22, 2006
93/100
14.0% alcohol. rapel vally, chilie. a blend of carmenere, merlot, cabernet sauvignon, and malbec. not decanted. this wine is open for bidnezz. deep purple color, some unresolved tannin which gives a projected peak performance that should last for 7-10 years. i'm taking gulp after gulp of this wine, i am enjoying it that much. there is a nice mix of red raspberry and blackberry fruit. my wife says there is some licorice, but i don't get that. i'm all about …
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Taster #6793
· Nov 24, 2005
92/100
Good wine. Soft oaky with up front fruit. Easy drink. medium body. Chocolate and spices.
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Taster #6211
· Nov 17, 2005
85/100
Territori del Mondo: Chile (AIS, Parco dei Principi, Rome) : Merlot, Cab Sauv, Carminere. Youthful-looking; purple with ruby rim. Nose: mineral, little fruit, some licorice and balsamic notes, not intense or persistent. Sharp acidity. Not well balanced, not long or complex. Same varieties in the blend as Primus, but this one does not have the same richness or complexity.
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