Glenelly, Lady May, Stellenbosch

Glenelly · Coastal Region › Stellenbosch › South Africa

Red · Red Bordeaux Blend
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LWIN 1140118
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89 /100
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24
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Taster #0742 · Jul 21, 2021
89/100
Still drinking well - nice balance of fruit and tertiary flavours but comparatively straightforward with a slight lack of complexity.
2008 vintage
Taster #0742 · Feb 3, 2021
88/100
Still drinking okay in fact still a bit of real strength and bite with clear tannins in the structure. There is still some fruit in there somewhere
2008 vintage
Taster #0742 · Jan 12, 2020
89/100
This has matured nicely not much tannic structure but fruit still upfront. Nice wine.
2008 vintage
Taster #3097 · Nov 28, 2019
87/100
Short finish. And a little steely. Lovely chalk nose with medium dark dust. Lots of sediment. Hl3 f3 fi 2. T5/7
2008 vintage
Taster #3739 · May 7, 2019
93/100
Giddy good, really nice red fruit, rich an bright, complex and balanced body.
2008 vintage
Taster #8553 · Apr 8, 2019
91/100
A nice fairly soft wine. pleasant flavors. Was good with salad a d bbq ribs. Softens quickly. And the flavors endure. At it's best it seems to me.
2008 vintage
Taster #0742 · Feb 26, 2019
88/100
Upfront black fruits but a bit short on the finish and ends up a tad jammy with a lack of sufficient structure. Having said that I still enjoyed it -reminded me a little of Rustenberg Peter Barlow but then they are close to each other
2008 vintage
Taster #6647 · Nov 26, 2018
88/100
Sharp nose, some tea and an abundance of paprika - a little too much even
2008 vintage
Taster #6750 · Nov 17, 2018
88/100
Vanilla, floral touch, the paprika was very prominent, blueberry, the terroir shows, misses a touch of complexity
2008 vintage
Taster #3097 · Aug 12, 2018
92/100
The nose without a doubt is South African. Chalky dust and some bark on the nose. N8. T7 Strong tannins with dry finish. F8. Fr 4.
2008 vintage
Taster #8439 · Aug 12, 2018
89/100
Medium to deep garnet red. Quite a bit of bell peppers, pepper, chalkiness and earthiness on the nose. Medium tannins (6/10) and medium bodied. Dry palate with some chalk, vegetal notes, red cherries and a touch of spices. Medium plus finish. Drink till 2022.
2008 vintage
Taster #8553 · Apr 26, 2018
90/100
Oddly enough, better the first night tjan the second. After 20 minutes or so, it smoothed out somewhat. Not bad but not woth searching out.
2008 vintage
Taster #8439 · Mar 2, 2018
88/100
Sixth red wine at our annual DMV South African wine tasting. Medium to deep garnet red with a ruby core. Chalky nose with dark berries, sweet spices with some toasted oak. Solid acidity with medium tannins (6/10) and a medium body. Layered palate with notes of black currants, cassis, chalk and earthy notes. A bit of green bitterness in the long finish. Drink till 2020.
2008 vintage
Taster #4754 · Jan 30, 2018
92/100
Drank this last night with my wine mates at Song Garden last night. Theme of the evening: South African wines. Purple-crimson in colour, this wine is flagship from the Glenelly Estate, owned by May De Lencquesaing of Chateau Pichon Longueville Comtesse de Lalande. The wine has a very Bordeaux feel, from the nose to the palate to the finish. Nose has typical Pauillac characteristics: blueberry, raspberries, cassis with cheddar, blackcurrant, cherry, and a touch of lead and some spices. One …
2008 vintage
Taster #6750 · Jun 29, 2017
91/100
it takes some time to come open, but then it shows the typical aroma's of a South-African wine with a very spicy touch
2008 vintage
Taster #4450 · Apr 8, 2016
84/100
This is night 1 after two hours in the glass. I'm surprised by this not being something I like. I will try again on night 2 and add another note if there is a change. No nose, thin mid-palette and hot finish. Not tannic, just hot.
2008 vintage
Taster #6750 · Nov 19, 2015
90/100
some bitterness in the aftertaste, smoke, still potential in it, but as with the previous bottle suffered from rather fast oxidation
2008 vintage
Taster #7861 · Aug 15, 2015
90/100
A very charming wine with loads of cedar and cigar ash/ tobacco with dark fruits and vanilla oak. The palate was very elegant and the finish long. A very bordeaux-like wine but with some new world qualities. The style was very balanced and round. This is a beautifully made wine that can age for another few years.
2008 vintage
Taster #6750 · Aug 8, 2015
89/100
I think I have to review the aging potential of this wine, it almost completely lost its balance on the second day, it remains a beautiful wine : classic new world with some Bordeaux influences seems like a good description of this wine
2008 vintage
Taster #4564 · May 1, 2015
89/100
Well balanced and very long taste. I believe it is of perfect drinking age now or maybe in a year. The tannins are there to give structure but they are quite smooth. Nice wine!
2008 vintage
Taster #0434 · Apr 17, 2015
91/100
Fresh, elegant perfume nose. Subtle tobacco, blackcurrant, pepper, green capsicum and hints of light toasted oak. It has a smooth velvety entry, very old world style on palate with fresh tobacco notes, blackcurrant, dark fruits and some peppery notes, dry and structured mid-palate. Nice long length with fine chewy tannins. Drinking well now and starts showing some development.
2008 vintage
Taster #1906 · Mar 17, 2015
92/100
Dark color, powerful animal nose. Tannins are still present but beginning to get integrated. Still very integrated but not over-fruity - more old world style. Was tasted blind against Pontet Canet 2004 and Casanova di Neri Brunello 2004 - most tasters identified this one right as the South African wine - and it was the WOTN!
2008 vintage
Taster #0663 · Feb 6, 2015
90/100
Perfumed nose and with tannins beginning to open up - lovely - great one for watching 6N!
2008 vintage
Taster #1139 · Jan 5, 2015
8.5/10 - Upgraded score. Really starting to come in nicely now. A little cliche but straddles both worlds. Still a big new world wine with french sensitivities. A nice wine to put forth blind to friends and have people guess.
2008 vintage
Taster #4450 · Sep 16, 2014
88/100
Still young. Tannins not well integrated. Dark fruit, heavy on the dark and light on the fruit. Not much improved on night 2. Will revisit in a year or two.
2008 vintage