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Chateau du Glana, Saint-Julien, 2016
56% Cabernet Sauvignon and 44% Merlot, given 12 months in oak, 40% new: suave and already approachable. “Bright crimson. Plump, ripe, purple-fruit nose. Very flattering. Easy peasy. Super-round and bright. 16.5/20”, Jancis Robinson... Read More
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ColourRed
RegionBordeaux
Sub RegionSt Julien
GrowerChateau du Glana
Grape VarietyCabernet Sauvignon & Merlot
Vintage2016
ABV13.5%
Bottle75cl
ClosureCork
CodeGLA116
Cabernet Sauvignon
The most prestigious red grape?
Origins
- Bordeaux region, as a natural cross of Sauvignon Blanc and Cabernet Franc (established 1997 by DNA analysis)
- Was known as Vidure or Petit-Vidure
- Spread throughout left bank of Bordeaux, supplanting white grapes
Characteristics
- Fairly easy to grow: hardy, buds...
Jancis Robinson
We get super excited when Jancis Robinson (or one of her team) write about our wine!
Voted the world's most influential wine critic in polls in the US, France and internationally in 2018, Jancis views herself as a wine writer rather than a wine critic.
She writes daily for JancisRobinson.com and weekly for the Financial Times. She is founder-editor of The Oxford Companion...
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Chateau du Glana, Saint-Julien, 2016
56% Cabernet Sauvignon and 44% Merlot, given 12 months in oak, 40% new: suave and already approachable. “Bright crimson. Plump, ripe, purple-fruit nose. Very flattering. Easy peasy. Super-round and bright. 16.5/20”, Jancis Robinson MW, jancisrobinson.com, 2nd April 2017. Now-2028
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