Château du Glana 2020
Saint-Julien AOC
For a well-priced Saint-Julien, look to Château du Glana. Omitted in the famous 1855 classification, its fine wines present excellent value and in the 5-Star 2020 vintage, even more so. Firm, chewy with a dark-fruit core mingling with oak spice.
Wine Details
- Red - Medium to Full Bodied
- Fine wine
France- Deep ruby
- Cabernet-based blend
- 10.88 Units
- 14.5% ABV
- 750 ml
- Vegetarian
- 31 December 2035
Flavour Profile
Tasting notes
Elegant, nuanced red fruits, racy edge and supple tannins
Aroma
Dark cassis, graphite, plum and pencil lead, with tobacco spice
Allergy information
Contains Sulphites
The Wine
Château du Glana is a well-placed Saint-Julien estate, sitting pretty between the villages of Beychevelle and Saint-Julien, opposite the second growth Ducru-Beaucaillou. It has a long history dating back to 1870. The Meffre family acquired it in the 1960s, carrying out extensive renovations first in 1968 and in the early noughties. It started with just 5 hectares, but today, with acquisitions over the decades, has an extensive 59 hectares. They boast ideal deep gravelly soils, nearly all of it a continuous, single plot. Consultant in 2020 was Christophe Olivier, who insisted on an elegant, expressive style, vinified in cement vats and aged just 40% in new oak. It's drinking very well now and over the next decade. Open early and decant.
"Black and blue fruits, dark spices, cedar, walnut and some violets. Fine-grained and velvety texture"
James Suckling
