Chateau du Glana Saint-Julien 2018 750ml

Robert - Wine Specialist, Pasadena

Château du Glana was established in the late 19th century in the heart of Saint-Julien. The estate took its modern form in 1961, when it was acquired by Gabriel Meffre, who significantly expanded the vineyard through the purchase of neighboring parcels, including land formerly belonging to Château Lagrange. Located in the heart of Saint- Julien, Château du Glana benefits from a privileged terroir of deep Garonne gravel soils that provide excellent drainage and natural regulation of vine vigor. The 59.5 hectare estate, planted predominantly to Cabernet Sauvignon with a sizable proportion of Merlot, enjoys ideal exposure and proximity to some of the appellation’s most renowned classified growths. The 2018 vintage was marked by a challenging start to the growing season, followed by a warm, dry summer with cool nights, allowing for a rapid and homogeneous véraison and the development of exceptional balance, freshness, and aromatic precision.

Critically acclaimed

“Blackcurrant, blackberry, pencil-lead, cedar and dark-chocolate aromas. Some vanilla bean, too. It’s medium-to full-bodied with firm, chewy tannins. Tight and concentrated. Better from 2025.”

-92pts, James Suckling

“A good estate to note down. Brothers Ludovic and Julien Meffre are making good wines here outside of the classified rankings that dominate the appellation. It has a touch of hedgerow in it, which in my mind is shorthand for not being over-polished, so you still get a sense of vibrancy but of actually being made by someone, not pulled off a conveyor belt. It's not the most sumptuous 2018 that you're going to find, but it's beautifully enjoyable, full of vigor and displays the ripe fruit of the vintage.”

-91pts, Jane Anson, Decanter