Château Gloria, St Julien
    Château Gloria

    Château Gloria, St Julien, 2015

    95/100
    Inside Bordeaux
    93/100
    Vinous
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    1. 2015

      6x75cl

      EP

      £170.00

    2. 2015

      1x1.5L

      EP

      £62.00

    Justerini & Brooks Tasting note

    We were generally very impressed by the balance and harmony of the wines at the St Julien UGC. Few were blockbusters, but they all had ample fruit, a sense of freshness, sympathetic tannins and a sense of cohesion. Henri Martin's wines are always ambitious with lots of extract and colour. Slightly reductive notes on the nose are followed by ample bramble fruit on the palate. It seems a little severe on the basis of this tasting, but there is admirable freshness, energy and good underlying fruit with quite an impressive structure, so this should evolve very nicely. 60% Cabernet Sauvignon, 27% Merlot, 6% Cabernet Franc and 7% Petit Verdot and aged in 40% new oak.

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    Critic Reviews

    95/100
    Jane Anson,
    Inside Bordeaux
    This style of vintage really suits Gloria, with its cheerful, exuberant character, silky tannins and clear power. You'll find plenty of precision and bite through the blueberry and cassis fruits, excellent quality, bright, bristling and full of life. The signature of St Julien comes through, and this is softly spoken but with quiet confidence, layering on slate and gunsmoke edges on the finish. 40% new oak, harvest September 21 to October 7. Remi di Constanzo technical director.
    drinking window 2025 - 2043
    date of review 01/2023
    93/100
    Neal Martin,
    Vinous
    The 2015 Gloria is another Saint-Julien that has improved over the last 12 months. It has a bolder and more exuberant bouquet than some of its peers, featuring lush blackberry and blueberry fruit and revealing a touch of iodine and crushed violet with aeration. The medium-bodied palate displays supple tannin, a fine bead of acidity and very pure fruit intensity (black cherries, bilberry and boysenberry), although it clams shut toward the finish. Slightly more modern in style than its peers, this should still age with style. Tasted blind at the Southwold 2015 Bordeaux tasting.
    date of review 07/2019

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    Specifications

    Country:
    France
    Region:
    Bordeaux
    Appellation:
    St Julien
    style:
    Red Wine
    Grape Variety:
    Cab Sauvignon Merlot
    abv:
    14%

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