Château Gloria, St Julien
    Château Gloria

    Château Gloria, St Julien,

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    Château Gloria, St Julien, 2016

    Justerini & Brooks Tasting note
    Château Gloria, St Julien, 2016

    We're normally admirers of Henri Martin's St Juliens: Gloria and St Pierre. They are made in a unique style, but often offer lots of hedonistic fruit and toasty oak, and succeed. The 2016s appear to be a little over the top and pumped up. It feels like the extractions went a bit too far and the tannins are overly dry and bitter. We'll see... 60% Cabernet Sauvignon, 30% Merlot, 7% Cabernet Franc and 3% Petit Verdot.

    Maturity:
    Keep
    ABV:
    13.5%
    91/100
    Jane Anson, Inside Bordeaux
    A sculpted wine with finesse and lift, a little soft through the mid palate. Lacks the signature exuberance that you normally find in Gloria but there is charming raspberry and loganberry fruit, with anis and liqourice. First year organic conversion, Jean Michel Comme vineyard consultant, Eric Boissenot wine. Harvest September 27 to October 9.
    Date Reviewed:
    04/2024
    Drinking Window:
    2025 - 2036
    86-88/100
    Lisa Perrotti-Brown, The Wine Independent
    Date Reviewed:
    05/2022
    Drinking Window:
    2025 - 2033
    93/100
    Neal Martin, Vinous
    The 2021 Gloria, which contains a healthy slug of Petit Verdot (14%), has a clean and pure bouquet with black cherries, bilberry, cedar and crushed violet scents, almost Margaux-like in style. The oak is nicely integrated. The palate is medium-bodied with a graphite-tinged entry. This is quite a "vertical" Gloria, conservative in some ways, yet it does not compensate in terms of precision on the finish, and it feels reassuringly long on the aftertaste. There’s good potential here.
    Date Reviewed:
    02/2024
    Drinking Window:
    2027 - 2045

    specifications

    country:
    France
    region:
    Bordeaux
    Appellation:
    St Julien
    Producer:
    Château Gloria
    style:
    Red Wine
    Grape Variety:
    Cab Sauvignon Merlot
    Allergen Information:
    This product may contain sulphites. Full allergen information is available upon request, please call our Customer Relations Team on +44 (0)20 7484 6430.