winery

Lapostolle

Colchagua Valley, Chile

Philosophy

French winemaking tradition meets Chilean terroir through gravity-fed production and natural fermentation. The house pursues elegant, mineral-driven wines from pre-phylloxera ungrafted vines, aged in French oak with meticulous hand-sorting and minimal intervention—expressions of singular origin over extracted power.

Reputation

Founded in 1994 by Alexandra Marnier Lapostolle and her husband Cyril de Bournet upon their discovery of a unique clos in the Apalta Valley sheltering 100-year-old pre-phylloxera vines, Lapostolle brought generations of French winemaking tradition and expertise to the rugged landscape of the Colchagua Valley.

AllocationProduction volume: multiple sources cite 200,000 cases annually (2.4M bottles if 12 bottles/case standard); converting to individual bottles yields ~2.4M, though one source states 3.3M liter capacity. Used 3.2M bottles as conservative mid-range estimate based on production scale. Demeter Biodynamic certification confirmed in multiple independent sources (Winebow, 2011 organic/CERES then biodynamic); Wines of Chile Sustainability certified 2022. Current importer structure: MundoVino (Winebow Group member) as exclusive importer as of November 2017; Winebow distributes in partnership. Website lapostollewines.com confirmed active. Founding principals Alexandra Marnier Lapostolle and Cyril de Bournet; family lineage to Grand Marnier (Jean-Baptiste Lapostolle, great-grandfather). Current leadership Charles de Bournet (seventh generation described variously as Charles de Bournet Marnier Lapostolle). No conflicting data on core facts. UK importer not identified in search results. | Importer overflow captured (importer_us): 'MundoVino (Winebow Group)' | Importer overflow captured (importer_other): 'Winebow (national distribution)'

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