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Firmly entrenched as one of our finest Bordeaux reds, the 2017 Glenelly Lady May is the last of the major releases from the exceptional 2017 vintage. This is a wine of grace, finesse and persistent power. It's still wonderfully youthful, promising a long life ahead.

This wine ‘has absolutely captured the truest essence of the 2017 vintage with its extreme purity’ and ‘weightless fruit concentration’, notes Greg Sherwood MW.

The 2017 is 90% Cabernet Sauvignon, with 6% Cabernet Franc and 4% Petit Verdot. As per previous releases, it was tasted blind alongside international benchmarks and comfortably held its own next to wines that are three to five times the price! This is phenomenal value.

Glenelly was acquired in 2003 by Madame May de Lencquesaing of Bordeaux’s Château Pichon Longueville Comtesse de Lalande. Her vision was to transform the property into one of the finest in Stellenbosch. Glenelly has repaid this faith and stands tall as a leading producer on the slopes of the magnificent Simonsberg.

Don’t miss out on this exclusive pre-release offer – wines will be despatched from the 8th of March.

If you’re in Cape Town, join us on the 8th of March for a Glenelly Lady May Vertical with Cellarmaster Dirk van Zyl. He’ll take us through a series of vintages, alongside 95-point Bordeaux, to showcase the evolution of this modern icon. Book now

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Tasting notes

Glenelly Lady May 2017

‘If the 2015 Lady May blockbuster resembles a powerful, dense, Pauillac-styled Cabernet Sauvignon led red blend, then the 2017 is pretty much the antithesis, boasting the most elegant, silky, seamlessly harmonious texture combined with an attractively fragrant, Margaux-esque delicacy and graceful precision. While super youthful, the wine inevitably displays some of the lush, alluring and reassuringly expensive new oak creaminess, boasting layers of warm buttered brown toast smothered in black currant preserve, fresh espresso, hints of mocha dust and delicate vanilla pod spice notes. But probably the most pleasing element about this wine is the way winemaker Luke O’Cuinneagain has absolutely captured the truest essence of the 2017 vintage with its extreme purity, weightless fruit concentration that dances across the palate together with a focused, piercing intensity on the long, luxurious finish. This is class personified and I for one am completely smitten. Drink on release and over 25+ years.’ – Greg Sherwood MW, 97/100

‘Very attractive aromatics of red and black berries, floral perfume, some leafiness and pencil shavings. Lovely clarity of fruit, bright acidity and firm but fine tannins. Excellent structure and focus, all the elements coming together to very pleasing effect. Youthful and on point, this should mature magnificently.’ – Christian Eedes, Winemag.co.za, 97/100

‘Right up there with the best Stellenbosch Bordeaux-style blends from the exceptional 2017 vintage, this is a distinguished, patrician wine where everything is in place: tannins, acidity, oak and fruit concentration. Marrying Cabernet Sauvignon with 10% Cabernet Franc and Petit Verdot, it has iodine and mint aromas, red berry and cassis flavours, subtle vanilla spice and impressive underlying structure. A red to cellar.’ – Tim Atkin MW, SA Special Report 2022, 97/100

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