Château du Glana Saint-Julien 2019

Very pure fruit here with aromas and flavors of crushed blueberries and raspberries. It’s medium-bodied and fine-tannined. Fresh finish.

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.