It is a fairly new farm based in the Idas Valley in Stellenbosch, owned by a French lady, May de Lencquesaing.
I think she is 87 years of age now and bought the farm in 2003.
She sold her Chateaux in France for a ridiculous sum of money and decided to tackle the South African wine industry in all her glory and experience.
The cellar is literally built in the hillside by blowing up a hole in the rock face. A beautiful, very modern cellar which is still able to represent elegance and sophistication along with it.
It is not only an elegant and appealing brand, the wine in the bottle is not bad either!
French 'flavour' infused with South African wine gives this wine an elegant, smooth and delicate touch to the classic South African wine styles. Their slogan is "South African wine with a French touch" after all.
Glenelly wines consists of two ranges as well as their flagship wine. The Glass Collecton (named after her world reknowned collection of glass pieces and art) is the lower range of good quality and value for money wines. The Glass Collection Merlot is hugely underrated in my opionon and one of my favourite Merlot's in the country at present. Then there is the Grand Vin range consisting of only a Bordeaux styled red blend with shiraz, and an absolutely fabulous Chardonnay so elegant and untainted that it is my wine of the month. Finally, there is their flagship wine, the Lady May, named after the owner herself. It is a straight Cabernet Sauvignon, and altough still a bit young, has excellent balance and smoothness compared to other young Cabs, and is more comparable to that of an older and more mature Cab.
The Lady May 2009 just recently received 5 stars in the new Platter Wine Guide 2012.
So if you have not visited the estate, I highly recommend you do so.
Go to the website, http://www.glenellyestate.com/, for more information.
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