Lapostolle Cuvee Alexandre Cabernet Sauvignon 2024 750ml

Cuvée Alexandre comes from the same Apalta estate in Chile as Lapostolle's top wine, Clos Apalta. The grapes are picked from selected parcels of the El Condor vineyard, on slopes between about 600 and 1,260 feet in the Colchagua Valley.

Lapostolle first made the wine in 1996. The 2024 is 85% Cabernet Sauvignon, 14% Syrah and 1% Cabernet Franc. That's a change from the 2023, which had no Syrah. It was fermented in stainless steel with a 28-day maceration and aged 12 months in French oak, only 10% of it new. Lapostolle made just under 6,000 cases.

It's an inky purple wine with red fruit, dark spice, currants and berries on the nose, and fresh cherry and light toast on an elegant palate with round, persistent tannins.

For under $30, this is the closest you'll get to the Clos Apalta style. Buy it over a mid-priced Napa Cab if you like a fresher, spicier wine.

Decant it and serve it at 60 to 64°F. It will keep for about eight years.

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