2016 Château Gloria, St-Julien

2016 Château Gloria, St-Julien

Critic score
93.5/100 info

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Wine details

  • Region & country
    Saint-Julien, Médoc, Bordeaux, France
  • Maturity
    Ready 2022 - 2036info
  • Colour
    Red
  • Sweetness
    Dry
  • Style
    Still
  • Unit Volume
    Bottle (75cl.)
  • ABV
    12.5%

Tasting notes

Sweet and energetic and very glossy. Just a little austere on the end. Bone dry. Quite demanding. Just not quite enough ripe fruit for the not inconsiderable tannins.

Jancis Robinson MW, jancisrobinson.com (July 2017)
16.5/20

Dense and layered red with berry and tobacco character, a full body and a savory finish. Got it all here.

James Suckling, jamessuckling.com (April 2017)
93—94/100
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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