Casa Lapostolle Cuvée Alexandre Cabernet Sauvignon 2005 - Merritt Wines - Fine Wine for Fairfield County, Connecticut

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Casa Lapostolle Cuvée Alexandre Cabernet Sauvignon 2005

BN#191296

Varietal	Cabernet Sauvignon
Category	Red Wine
Region	Chile : Colchagua
Producer	Casa Lapostolle

$24.00/bottle
$21.60/bottle mixed case
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Colour: Inked and dark deep red with dark violet shadows.

Nose: Complex and attractive nose composed mainly by red fruits such as black-cherries, plums and wild berries combined with mocha, cedar and tobacco. Sweet finish of vanilla and fine herbs.

Mouth: Soft and juicy tannins shows an interesting complexity and a full body. Well balanced, elegant and attractive oak that enhances the fruit to finish with a long and pleasant aftertaste.

Ready to drink now or cellar for several years. Ideal companion for meats and elaborate dishes.

Wine Enthusiast It doesn’t take an expert to quickly realize that this is a fine Cabernet. The nose deals potent black cherry and char, while airing unleashes a subtle perfume and floral notes. In the mouth, there’s ripe berry flavors and chocolate, while late in the game the tannins stay smooth but tight. A congruent wine with no flaws. Ready now or ageable for a couple of years. Score: 91. —Michael Schachner, September 01, 2007.

Wine Spectator Rich and polished, with a solid core of blackberry and black currant fruit layered with mocha, sweet spice and briar notes. Shows more purity and freshness, with less toast, than previous vintages. The finish is long and juicy. Drink now through 2008. 16,000 cases made. Score: 90. —James Molesworth, May 31, 2007.

International Wine Cellar Dark red. Lively dark berry aromas are complemented by sexy floral and spice qualities, along with a gentle note of graphite. Juicy and impressively precise, offering sweet, medium-weight blackberry, cassis and rose pastille flavors. Dusty tannins build with air, adding solid structural support to the long, sappy finish. Pretty seductive stuff. Score: 90. —Stephen Tanzer, March 2008.

Wine Advocate The 2005 Cabernet Sauvignon “Cuvee Alexandre – Apalata Vineyard" is similarly styled to the Merlot, but with the focus on black currants. It has enough structure to evolve for 2-3 years and should drink well through 2020. Score: 87. —Jay Miller, June 2007.

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