Château Du Glana - Saint-Julien 2016

Wein Wisser

17 / 20

le 22/05/2017

Sattes Purpur mit schwarzer Mitte und Granatschimmer am Rand. Dichtes Bouquet mit schwarzen Johannisbeerenund dunklem Edelholz. Am kräftigen Gaumen mit feinspröder Textur und festem Körper, sehr gute Reserven undPotenzial aufzeigend, im langen Finale mit schwarzer Johannisbeere und Holunder. Ein echter Best Buy aus Saint-Julien, der immer (noch) ein Geheimtipp ist!

Bettane & Desseauve

91 / 100

par Bettane & Desseauve le 03/05/2017

Nez à grande maturité, fruit raffiné, notes de tabac et de cèdre, bouche grasse, charnue, savoureuse, équilibrée, fraîche. Belle présence.

Wine Advocate

88-90 / 100

par Neal Martin le 02/05/2017

The 2016 Chateau du Glana has a very deep, almost regulgent purple/black colour. The bouquet is very attractive with very pure black cherry and blueberry fruit, well-integrated new oak and a Margaux-like floral component that becomes more evident with time. The palate is medium-bodied with rounded, juicy tannin and layers of sweet black fruit. It is just missing some detail and delineation on the finish. Hopefully it will develop and refine that finish during the remainder of its barrel maturation.

The Wine Cellar Insider

87-89 / 100

par Jeff Leve le 27/04/2017

One of the few remaining non-classified growths in the St. Julien appellation, this wine serves up fresh, abundant cassis, tobacco and cedar. Medium body with soft textures and a berry-filled finish, the wine needs a few years to develop more complexity.

Vinous

87-90 / 100

par Antonio Galloni le 26/04/2017

The 2016 du Glana is impressive. Although Glana is not quite as layered, deep or complex as some of its neighbors, it nevertheless possesses plenty of juiciness and intensity, both of which point to the very high quality of Saint-Julien in 2016. I very much like the purity of the flavors here.

matthewjukes.com

16 / 20

par Matthew Jukes le 25/04/2017

Spicy and slightly raw this wine starts off a little too tough and difficult but the palate is honest and there is length here, too. I think it will work, but only if some of the excessive tannins can melt away as soon as possible. My‘?’will melt away, too, if the tannins perform as expected. 16?

Decanter.com

91 / 100

par Jane Anson le 24/04/2017

Owned by brothers Ludovic and Julien Meffre, this wine is a deep purple colour with extremely aromatic juice, delivering the triumvirate of what you want in a primeur wine - fruit, freshness and genuine astringency on the tannins. The black cherry and cassis fruit is inevitably held back a little at this stage, but there is potential for bedding down during ageing, making this a very promising wine. Good St-Julien classicism on display here. 56% Cabernet Sauvignon and 44% Merlot with 12 months in 40% new oak. Christophe Olliver of the Dubourdieu group is consulting oenologist here. A wine to watch, these vines once formed part of the Saint Pierre estate. Drinking Window 2025 - 2040.

Wine Enthusiast

91-93 / 100

par Roger Voss le 19/04/2017

Barrel Sample. Structured, with spicy fruits and bright acidity, this is a wine for the medium term. It is on a straight line of fruit, acidity and final tannins. The finish is crisply fruity.