Lapostolle Collection Mourvedre Unfiltered, Colchagua Valley

Lapostolle Collection Mourvedre is a limited release wine made from 100% Mourvedre grapes sourced from the Lapostolle’s famous Apalta vineyard. Lapostolle owns 370 hectares spread over three different vineyards and which have gradually been turned over to organic production. On September 30, 2011, the registered and accredited German-based environmental certification company CERES – Certification of Environmental Standards – authorized all Lapostolle estates in compliance with Chilean, North American, and European required standard. All wines from the 2012 vintage onwards can be classifed as organic. The Lapostolle Collection Mourvedre is designed to be an expression of what a hand-crafted single varietal Mourvedre from Chile can achieve. The grapes for the Lapostolle Collection Mourvedre were destemmed by hand, then given an eight-day cold soak at 12ºC. The must was fermented with wild yeasts in small vats, with gentle hand plunging. The wine was then transferred to three-year-old French oak barrels for malolactic fermentation and ten months’ ageing on lees. It was bottled unfined and unfiltered. Only 441 bottles of this expressive and floral wine were made so grab one whilst you can. There also is a Lapostolle Collection Carignan which is well worth checking out.