2012 Château Gloria, St-Julien

2012 Château Gloria, St-Julien

Château Gloria is an undoubted rising star of St-Julien, regularly appearing amongst the best wines in the commune in any vintage. The 2012 has a delightfully fresh tea leaf and spearmint nose is followed by a delicious barrage of flavour and brightness on the palate. Soft yet ample tannins provide a fine frame and impeccable structure. Glorious as ever!

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Wine details

  • Region & country
    Saint-Julien, Médoc, Bordeaux, France
  • Maturity
    Ready 2015 - 2030info
  • Colour
    Red
  • Sweetness
    Dry
  • Style
    Still
  • Unit Volume
    Bottle (75cl.)
  • ABV
    13%
Château Gloria

Château Gloria offers Bordeaux drinkers classed-growth quality St-Julien without the price tag. It is the result of founder Henri Martin’s ambition to own a classed growth. During the 1940s he started putting together small parcels of vines, starting with 0.6 hectares from Château Lynch-Bages. Henri only purchased from existing classed growths and his estate gradually formed from châteaux including Léoville-Poyferré, Ducru-Beaucaillou, Léoville-Barton, Duhart-Milon and Gruaud-Larose. Although unclassified, the quality of the soils and vines is clear. Henri went on to realise his dream, taking ownership of Grand Cru Classé Château St-Pierre in 1981, running both properties in tandem. Gloria is now run by Henri’s daughter Françoise and her husband Jean-Louis Triaud, who have undertaken significant renovations and investment, completely overhauling the winemaking facilities in 2015 and Château Gloria continues to go from strength to strength.

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