The 2017 Clos Apalta is the 20th vintage of this wine that was produced with a blend of 48% Carmenere

This is the home estate of Rolf Binder

with good sweetness

I have never known Helmut Donnhoff to permit himself such superlatives

Etienne Sauzet, Chassagne Montrachet Encegnieres Size:6x750ml The 2017 Clos Apalta is(from 40+ year old vines). A completely different aromatic profile is comprised by notes of petrol, crushed herbs, rosemary oil and poached pear. As one would reasonably expect, there is better volume to the caressing, round and rich middle weight flavors that possess acceptable vibrancy on the bitter lemon inflected finish that is a bit short. I suspect that the recent bottling has upset the balance somewhat and my rating offers the benefit of the