BROWSE WINES

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Yesterday

Great Experience and good selection of wines I like!

2 days ago

Prompt reasonable excellent quality.

2 days ago

Love this store! They get the tequila that's hard to find, they don't price gouge, and fast delivery! Customer for life.

2 days ago

Good price, great service and selection

2 days ago

The service has always been perfect. Our wine arrives quickly and the UPS man calls me to come down and sign for it. I can only get this wine from one supplier in Florida and they always do a perfect job of making available to me.

3 days ago

Super easy to order and super fast, inexpensive shipping!

3 days ago

Easy to deal with and easy ordering .

3 days ago

Great customer service, fast response by email

3 days ago

delivered on time, best price for the wine I bought

3 days ago

Fantastic as always!!!

3 days ago

Sadly, UPS damaged my shipment of the last bottles of Banyuls wine in B‑21 inventory. The message I received was that the unbroken bottles of my order was being returned to sender (B‑21). I was beyond bummed! B‑21's customer service was extraordinary. In order to arrange for a replacement shipment to be sent, they had to replenish their stock. Within a few hours, I got a message saying the wine was ordered, and confirmed that I'd receive an email when the order was shipped. I couldn't ask for better service. I highly recommend B‑21 for their selection and service. Thanks so much for going above and beyond.

3 days ago

Transaction was flawless

3 days ago

Easy to order, efficient and the price is better than in Maryland.

4 days ago

Excellent turnaround time

4 days ago

I love this wine! It was delivered promptly and very nicely packed. The only thing is the carrier left it at the main building and not to the address I specified. I guess next time I will add a phone number for the carrier to call me. Love this Sangria!!

5 days ago

fast delivery on my favorite wines!

5 days ago

Online ordering process was easy. Order came in 1 week earlier than expected.

5 days ago

Excellent service, all around

5 days ago

Found items here that I could not find elsewhere.

6 days ago

It was flawless in every respect, from ordering and tracking to delivery.

6 days ago

I bought my liquor from this place for last couple years. Highly recommend this place. Great service and prices are reasonable

6 days ago

easy to shop will hold in cold storage and ship when I want my order

3 weeks ago

Delivered on time, everytime.

3 weeks ago

Very good. Packing was amazing. Price was less than many other places. Can't wait to sip some terrific dessert wine.

3 weeks ago

The folks at B‑21 turn orders quickly and the$24/case shipping cost is reasonable. My shipment arrived with one broken bottle that apparently was empty when it was packed, as there was no evidence of wine in any dividers, the bottles in the case, or the case itself. The cork was still in the bottle. It was disappointing to lose a bottle of my wife's favorite wine, and they refunded the price of the bottle without delay. It was unfortunate that this happened, but hard to understand how an empty bottle could have been put in the case. I am satisfied with their response and hope to continue doing business with them.

3 weeks ago

Fantastic as always!

3 weeks ago

Positively intoxicating…:)

3 weeks ago

Excellent prices

3 weeks ago

excellent prices and fast deliveries

4 weeks ago

All my purchases were online and the notices and deliveries were as promised.

4 weeks ago

Good price, prompt delivery as expected.

4 weeks ago

Great company to do business with.

4 weeks ago

B‑21 has best website, best selection, best prices, best delivery, best service. No other retailer comes close.

4 weeks ago

Wine shipped quickly. Website easy to navigate.

4 weeks ago

Wonderful experience. Went smoothly

4 weeks ago

Great pricing, timely delivery waiting on case #2.

4 weeks ago

On time as promised. Never a doubt!

4 weeks ago

Excellent website, great prices, speedy shipping, and excellent packaging! I couldn't ask for better service, we've ordered a couple times now and will definitely order from B‑21 again!

4 weeks ago

Prompt delivery and always ready to help or answer questions. Very happy with this store.

4 weeks ago

Reliable and well stocked liquor vendor.

4 weeks ago

Big prices. Good policies.

4 weeks ago

Great

5 weeks ago

Great selection great service!

5 weeks ago

My order was acknowledged, shipped and received before actual delivery date

5 weeks ago

Everything I was looking for was available, shipping was reasonable and package arrived safe and sound, No better on line experience...

5 weeks ago

Fast service, excellent packaging for shipping and good communication!

5 weeks ago

This is an amazing site. I have ordered several times. Customer services is awesome. Prices are great. I’d give 10 stars if I could.

5 weeks ago

Great store to buy extraordinary wines at amazing prices.

2018 Clos Apalta (1.5L)

Carmenere from Apalta Vineyard, Colchagua Valley, Chile

B-21 Top Recommendation
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Powerful, intense, concentrated and breathtaking – these are the words critics use again and again to describe the mighty Clos Apalta, a singular wine from over 100-year-old vines from world-class producer Casa Lapostolle. The legendary Carmenere-based Bordeaux style blend, first released in 1997, has gone on to garner the top praise of critics across the board, including three 100pt ratings in the last five vintages. Wine critic James Suckling summarizes it best, "There’s no doubt that Clos Apalta is one of the world’s greatest red wines." This release of the exceptional 2018 Clos Apalta is the opportunity to secure your allocation of this iconic wine, at the best price available anywhere for a limited time.

With a vision of producing a premium quality wine using a blend of French expertise and Chilean terroir, French Grand Marnier heiress Alexandra Marnier Lapostolle and her husband Cyril de Bournet tapped renowned French oenologist Michel Rolland to exclusively lead the winemaking team (Rolland was contractually prevented from working for any other Chilean winery), setting the now eponymous Chilean winery and its signature blend on the fast track to success. Sourced primarily from two blocks of old vine Carmenere and Cabernet Sauvignon dating to the 1920s planted on granitic soils, the unique microclimate created by the surrounding Cordillera (or Coastal Mountains) creates a shadow yielding less sunshine overall paired with frequent morning mist, optimal conditions for ripening Carmenere yet maintaining its freshness. Now under the direction of their son Charles-Henri de Bournet, the 2018 Clos Apalta exhibits the signature aromatics of spice, chocolate and roasted pepper, with plush dark plum fruit and juicy tannins, and rippling layers of complexity on the lingering finish. With past vintages named five times to the Wine Spectator Top 100 (including being the only South American wine ever to garner the coveted #1), the 2018 Clos Apalta indeed stands shoulder to shoulder with the world's greatest red wines.

98JS

96WA

So aromatic and fresh with dried flowers, sweet tobacco and hints of straw. Red fruit, cloves and green peppercorns. Medium-to full-bodied with fine tannins that are very fresh and refined. Fine, silky and beautiful. Hints of minerals and granite to the dark fruit. Such gorgeous length and beauty. 64% carmenere, 18% merlot. Extremely long and poised. Cooler wine. From biodynamically grown grapes. Delicious to drink already, but another three to four years will make it even better.

98 points, James Suckling (Jun 2021)

There is a lot of Carmenere character on the nose of the 2018 Clos Apalta, which was produced with 64% Carmenere, 18% Cabernet Sauvignon and 18% Merlot, a blend that is similar to the one used in 2016. The wine is not shy at all and hits the scale at 15% alcohol. It's showy, heady, hedonistic, aromatic, full-bodied and lush with abundant velvety tannins and a long and powerful finish where the notes of black peppercorns and tea and tobacco leaves dominate. This might not be a wine for everybody, but fans of the style will love it. 92,748 bottles produced. It was bottled in October 2020.

96 points, Luis Gutiérrez, Wine Advocate (Issue # 256 - Aug 2021)

Alcohol By Volume: 15.0%

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$249.98

Compare At: $279.99

6 bottles in stock. Ships in 1 to 2 business days.

This item is available in original wood case. Would you like to include the wood case in your order? There is an additional $12.00 shipping fee for wood cases.

Available in Original Wood Case of 1

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