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Glenelly Lady May 2019

R982.00

Region: Stellenbosch

Tasting note:

‘2019 was a challenging vintage in Stellenbosch, but thanks to good viticulture and plenty of patience and grape sorting, Glenelly has made an impressive Lady May. Cabernet Sauvignon takes the lead here, aided by a chorus of 10% Cabernet Franc, 10% Merlot and 5% Petit Verdot. To be enjoyed before the 2018 and 2017 releases, this is fresh, harmonious and elegant, with filigree tannins, cassis and bramble fruit and well-integrated 70% new wood. 2024-35’ – Tim Atkin MW 96pts

‘75% Cabernet Sauvignon, 10% Cabernet Franc, 10% Merlot, 5% Petit Verdot. Initially, the wine spent 12 months aging as individual components in 30 – 40% first-fill barrels. After blending, it was returned to 75% first-fill barrels for an additional 12 months. Rose, quite pronounced but entirely pleasant herbal character, red and black berries and pencil shavings on the nose. The palate is medium-bodied compared to vintages like 2015 and 2016 – a wine of purity and brightness. Poised and intricate with powdery tannins, the finish long and marked by a slight salty quality. Alc: 14.5%.’ – CE 96pts

‘Youthful and pretty nose of fresh blackberries, fresh plums, cocoa, tobacco and pine cones. Elegant and beautifully framed, with fine and precise tannins, a medium to full body and a long, fresh finish. 75% Cabernet Sauvignon, 10% Cabernet Franc, 5% Petit Verdot and 10% Merlot. Drink from 2025’ – James Suckling 94pts

 

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The Glenelly Estate is in the Idas Valley in Stellenbosch, on the southern slopes of the Simonsberg Mountain. In 2003, at the age of 78, May-Elaine de Lencquesaing, then owner of the famous Château Pichon Longueville Comtesse de Lalande, a Grand Cru Classé from Pauillac, Bordeaux, bought the estate which was part of the original Ida’s Valley farm granted in 1682 by Simon van der Stel. Continuing her own family tradition as well as that of the French Huguenot settlers 300 years before, she set about planting vines to replace the existing fruit trees, establishing a thriving winery that best utilizes the soils and micro-climate of the valley and supports local economic development and the community.

The 1783 stamp on the Glenelly wine labels signifies nearly 250 years of the family’s involvement in the wine industry. Their ancestor, Elie Miailhe, was granted the title of ‘royal wine broker’ in 1783 and May de Lencquesaing (née Miailhe), continues the tradition in the 21st century, together with her grandchildren, Nicolas and Maxime Bureau.

Glenelly wines are made as naturally as possible with wild yeast fermentation and no acidification. The winemaking team follows a minimal intervention approach to winemaking yet intensive sorting and care is taken when receiving the grapes. Lady May is a cabernet-led Bordeaux blend and is Glenelly’s flagship estate wine.

GRAPE VARIETIES : 75% Cabernet Sauvignon, 10% Cabernet franc, 10% Merlot, 5% Petit Verdot