Glenelly Lady May 2011

Professional Ratings

• 93 Wine Enthusiast
  This is a bold and powerful yet layered and nuanced wine, with hints of green peppercorn, tobacco leaf, cigar box and leather that add depth and interest to the cassis and brambly blackberry core. The gripping palate offers structured, mouthcoating tannins that are framed by ample acidity and ripe black berry tones. Notes of spicy black licorice and espresso unfold on the long finish. It's delicious now, but this will age beautifully through 2020.
• 92 Robert Parker's Wine Advocate
  The 2011 Lady May is based on 85% Cabernet Sauvignon that is ahead for 24 months in new French oak. It has a very pure bouquet with backward, blackberry and cedar scents merging with peppermint with aeration. The palate is medium-bodied with firm tannins, more masculine than the Grand Vin de Glennelly witih graphite and cedar towards the oaky finish. It will need several year to fully absorb the oak. I appreciate here the saline finish that lingers in the mouth.
• 91 James Suckling
  Black prunes and balsamic vinegar on the nose. Fresh at front then powerful tannins and ripeness comes through at the end. Full body. Pretty balance. Well done.
• 90 Wine Spectator
  This has density and energy, with savory and tobacco notes adding lift to the dark currant, blackberry and black cherry fruit core. Exhibits cassis bush and singed mesquite hints on the finish. Cabernet Sauvignon and Petit Verdot.
• 90 Wine & Spirits
  Clean and precise, this cabernet has a small-berry ripeness, like choke cherries that managed to get sweet. The structure is tight, holding floral notes hard against the tannins, even as the wine is smooth. For grilled steak. Cape Classics, NY