Château du Glana, France

First established in 1870 the typical gravelly soiled vineyard was only 5 hectares in size. Over the years and after changing hands several times, the vineyards have grown to over 43 hectares through purchasing plots belonging to third growth Château Lagrange. The owner, Mr Gabriel Meffre, helped by his young sons Ludovic and Julien, Jean-Paul Meffre now looks after the estate. They are motivated by a major ambition: to achieve the estate's full potential. Surrounded by some of finest great growths in the Médoc, Château Du Glana has made tremendous strides in quality since 1999.

Viticulture

There has been much thought into making improvements over the past several years and the vineyard has been entirely renovated. Château Du Glana produces modern elegant wines of character that very much reflect the estate's notable terroir.

Winemaking

Having completely restored buildings (vat room, grape reception area, ageing cellar, offices, and reception room), combined with the immense care taken in the vineyard, and precious winemaking advice from Professor Denis Dubourdieu this provides the perfect balance between modern methods and respect for tradition. Château Du Glana is thus a well-balanced, velvety, and complex wine enjoyable young, but also with excellent ageing potential (over ten years).