2018 Chateau Du Glana

93 POINTS

James Suckling

Big du Glana this year with a core of ripe fruit and polished, chewy tannins. Full-bodied and layered.

92 POINTS

James Suckling

Blackcurrant, blackberry, pencil-lead, cedar and dark-chocolate aromas. Some vanilla bean, too. It’s medium-to full-bodied with firm, chewy tannins. Tight and concentrated. Better from 2025.

91 POINTS

Jane Anson - Decanter Magazine

A good estate to note down. Brothers Ludovic and Julien Meffre are making good wines here outside of the classified rankings that dominate the appellation. It has a touch of hedgerow in it, which in my mind is shorthand for not being over-polished, so you still get a sense of vibrancy but of actually being made by someone, not pulled off a conveyor belt. It's not the most sumptuous 2018 that you're going to find, but it's beautifully enjoyable, full of vigour and displays the ripe fruit of the vintage.

90 POINTS

Peter Moser - Falstaff Magazine

Deep dark ruby, purple reflections, delicate bright rim. Fine black forest berry, delicate fig and nougat, inviting bouquet. Juicy, sweet cherry fruit, discreet tannins, already accessible, some chocolate in the aftertaste, offers uncomplicated drinking pleasure.