Clos Apalta Prelude 2022 Grape_Riesling aged 14 months in Slavonian

aged 14 months in Slavonian oak tonneaux

exactly the conditions these old vines were built to translate into something profound

The wine's texture and acidity are in the kind of easy

which introduces enough diurnal variation to preserve structure in what would otherwise be fully soft

Since 2017 the estate has been under the Cazes family (of Lynch-Bages)

Clos Apalta Prelude 2022 Grape_Riesling aged 14 months in SlavonianThe Land The Apalta Valley is a natural amphitheater in Chile's Colchagua region, enclosed on three sides by mountain ridges with a north facing opening that concentrates heat through the day and loses it rapidly at night. The diurnal range preserves freshness and aromatic complexity in a region that could otherwise produce jammy, overripe wine. Carmnre disappeared from Bordeaux after phylloxera in the late 19th century, but took root in Chile, and in