2019 du Glana

Sporting a deep garnet-purple color, the 2019 du Glana prances out of the glass with flamboyant black cherry preserves, warm cassis and wild blueberries scents plus hints of chocolate mint, tobacco leaf and Indian spices. Medium-bodied, the palate has a beautiful, velvety texture with loads of black fruit and exotic spice flavors highlighted by seamless freshness, finishing on a lingering aniseed note.

The 2019 du Glana offers dark chocolate and clove-tinged black fruit on the nose. It would benefit from more delineation, though it does gain refinement with aeration. The palate is medium-bodied with grippy tannins, fine acidity and much more freshness on the finish than on the nose. If the aromatics meliorate then it will merit a higher score.

The 2019 du Glana is a bold, juicy Saint-Julien. Inky dark fruit, bittersweet chocolate, spice, leather and menthol flesh out in an exotic, flashy Saint-Julien. Although Glana is quite racy in style, it retains a mid-weight sense of structure that is hugely appealing. Readers will find a decidedly forward style.