The second wine from Clos Apalta, Le Petit Clos is a blend of 40% Carmenere, 38% Cabernet Sauvignon, 19% Merlot and 3% Petit Verdot. The wine has the lush and ripe signature, with 15% alcohol, decadent and showy, with a nose of violets and camphor, ripe berries, herbs and spices and integrated oak. It has the velvety tannins from a warm vintage—fine-grained and abundant—with a long finish with a bitter twist.