Winery Lapostolle - Late Harvest Sémillon (Apalta Vineyard)

Winery LapostolleLate Harvest Sémillon (Apalta Vineyard)

3.7
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(Average of the reviews for all vintages combined and from several consumer review sources)
Tasters generally liked this wine.
The Late Harvest Sémillon (Apalta Vineyard) of Winery Lapostolle is a sweet wine from the region of Colchagua Valley of Central Valley.
This wine generally goes well with poultry, rich fish (salmon, tuna etc) or shellfish.

Details and technical informations about Winery Lapostolle's Late Harvest Sémillon (Apalta Vineyard).

Grape varieties
Region/Great wine region
Great wine region
Country
Style of wine
Alcohol
15°
Allergens
Contains sulfites

Discover the grape variety: Teroldego

An autochthonous Italian grape variety that has been cultivated for a very long time and is fairly common in the northern part of Italy (Trentino, Alto Adige, etc.). It can also be found in Slovenia, Croatia (Istria, etc.) and the United States (California, etc.), but is virtually unknown in France. Genetic analyses have revealed that it is the niece or nephew of dureza and therefore the aunt or uncle of syrah. It is also said to be related to marzemino, lagrein and refosco dal peduncolo rosso.

Last vintages of this wine

Late Harvest Sémillon (Apalta Vineyard) - 2017
In the top 100 of of Colchagua Valley wines
Average rating: 3.71110.50
Late Harvest Sémillon (Apalta Vineyard) - 2015
In the top 100 of of Colchagua Valley wines
Average rating: 3.81110.50
Late Harvest Sémillon (Apalta Vineyard) - 2012
In the top 100 of of Colchagua Valley wines
Average rating: 3.81110.50
Late Harvest Sémillon (Apalta Vineyard) - 2011
In the top 100 of of Colchagua Valley wines
Average rating: 3.71110.50
Late Harvest Sémillon (Apalta Vineyard) - 2007
In the top 100 of of Colchagua Valley wines
Average rating: 3.81110.50

The best vintages of Late Harvest Sémillon (Apalta Vineyard) from Winery Lapostolle are 2012, 2015, 2007, 2017 and 2011.

Informations about the Winery Lapostolle

The winery offers 81 different wines.
Its wines get an average rating of 3.7.
This winery is part of the Domaines Bournet Lapostolle.
It is in the top 35 of the best estates in the region
It is located in Colchagua Valley in the region of Central Valley

The Winery Lapostolle is one of of the world's great estates. It offers 65 wines for sale in the of Colchagua Valley to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top wine Central Valley
In the top 6000 of of Chile wines
In the top 800 of of Colchagua Valley wines
In the top 5500 of sweet wines
In the top 250000 wines of the world

The wine region of Colchagua Valley

The wine region of Colchagua Valley is located in the region of Rapel Valley of Central Valley of Chile. We currently count 487 estates and châteaux in the of Colchagua Valley, producing 2420 different wines in conventional, organic and biodynamic agriculture. The wines of Colchagua Valley go well with generally quite well with dishes .


The wine region of Central Valley

The Central Valley (El Valle Central) of Chile is one of the most important wine-producing areas in South America in terms of Volume. It is also one of the largest wine regions, stretching from the Maipo Valley (just south of Santiago) to the southern end of the Maule Valley. This is a distance of almost 250 miles (400km) and covers a number of Climate types. The Central Valley wine region is easily (and often) confused with the geological Central Valley, which runs north–south for more than 620 miles (1000km) between the Pacific Coastal Ranges and the lower Andes.

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The word of the wine: Arching

A stage in the vegetative cycle of the vine that occurs after the leaves have fallen and is characterized by the drying out of the soft shoots, which are transformed into hard shoots by lignification.

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