2008-LADY-MAY-Grand-Vin-Glenelly-Wines

LADY MAY

2008 Grand Vin Glenelly Wines

Grapes Cab Sauv
Colour Red
Origin South Africa
ABV 14.5%

Billed as Stellenbosch's most 'feminine' Cabernet Sauvignon, this certainly is immediately very seductive and very elegant. Fine on the nose, with whiffs of oak (24 months in new Taransaud oak 'barriques'), blackberry fruit and just a note of mint, without a hint of the leafiness so often associated with SA Cabernet. On the palate this exudes Bordeaux class with a touch more ripeness to both the fruit and tannins that you might find in the Medoc. Exceptionally fine, the oak is well integrated and there follows a lovely strain of acidity keeping it balanced and fresh through to a very long finish. Difficult not to drink immediately on release, but almost certainly capable of ageing over a good decade or more. Really quite remarkable Cabernet which bears all the hallmarks of Mme de Lencquesaing. L&S (May 2010)


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A convincing Bordeaux-style, even though the blend is hardly traditional: 91% Cabernet, 9% Petit Verdot. Classic structure - restrained dark fruit on layered tannins; it carries its hefty alcohol very well. Rating: 4 Stars Decanter Magazine (Mar 2012)

The flagship 2008 Lady May is a blend of 91% Cabernet Sauvignon and 9% Petit Verdot that is raised for 24 months in new French oak. It has a very controlled, refined bouquet with intense blackberry, raspberry and cedar aromas with just a slight pepper/herbaceous edge. The palate is full-bodied with firm, grippy, austere tannins and superb balance that makes this so fresh and vibrant. There is a sense of symmetry and control that May-Elaine has imported from Pauillac. With great tension and persistence on the finish, this is a Bordeaux blend that merits cellaring. Drink 2014 - 2020+ Rating: 93 Neal Martin, www.vinous.com (Sept 2011)

A solid, muscular style, exhibiting very Bordeaux-like notes of dark tobacco, mulled black currant and coffee up front, followed by a loamy edge on the broad, cassis bush-tinged finish. Lots of rugged character should flesh out nicely with modest cellaring. Cabernet Sauvignon and Petit Verdot. Drink now through 2012 Rating: 91 The Wine Spectator, www.winespectator.com (Feb 2011)

Glenelly Estate

Glenelly Estate in the Idas Valley, Stellenbosch, is the home estate of May de Lencquesaing, previous owner of Chateau Pichon Longueville Comtesse de Lalande, Bordeaux. This is no retirement home, but an ambitious project to make serious wines in one of the Cape's most beautiful and best sited vineyard areas. May has recruited Luke O'Cuinneagain as winemaker, whose career includes Chateau Fieuzal, Angelus, Screaming Eagle and five years at Rustenberg before joining Glenelly. He is assisted by Adi Badenhost as consultant winemaker. There are three ranges of wine made at the estate. The 'Glass Collection'; premium varietals from Cabernet Sauvignon, Shiraz, Merlot and Chardonnay. The 'Grand Vin': the signature blend of the estate, using Shiraz, Cabernet Sauvignon and Merlot, aged 18 month in oak barrels. 'Lady May'; the flagship wine made of the best Cabernet Sauvignon, aged 24 months in new oak.

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