CHÂTEAU GLORIA
2012 Cru Bourgeois Saint Julien
| Grapes | Cab Franc, Petit Verdot, Merlot, Cab Sauv |
| Colour | Red |
| Origin | France, Bordeaux |
| District | Left Bank |
| Sub-district | Haut Médoc |
| Village | Saint Julien |
| Classification | Cru Bourgeois |
| ABV | 14% |
Plush and rounded, lively and winning with a good mid-palate feel and the quite evident oak is attractive rather than overpowering. Rating: 89 L&S (May 2013)
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Cassis puree, with gourmet edges of smoked caramel, blacberry and spiced plum. This is tight at the moment, needs a good few hours in a carafe to really show itself, and will improve further over next few years. 40% new oak, 42hl/h yield, harvest October 3 to 17. Remi di Constanzo technical director. Drinking range: 2024 - 2042 Rating: 94 Jane Anson, Decanter (Jan 2023)
The 2012 is a successful effort once again from Château Gloria, a property that has been on a major qualitative roll for decades. Dense ruby/purple in color, it has sweet, juicy, blackcurrant and black cherry fruit, no real evidence of any oak, but a fleshy, open-knit, meaty mouthfeel. Excellent purity, low acidity and ripe tannin all characterize this beautiful wine, which should drink well for 12-15 years. Another major sleeper of the vintage. Drinking range: 2016 - 2031 Rating: 88 Robert Parker, The Wine Advocate, www.RobertParker.com (Apr 2015)
The ripeness of the black fruited mix on the nose fills it out and gives a rich start to the palate. There is mid freshness but towards the back coffee beans and liquorice enriches give depth of flavour on the finish. 2018-30 Rating: 89-91 Derek Smedley MW, www.dereksmedleymw.co.uk (Dec 2013)
Château Gloria
Château Gloria is an unclassified St-Julien property that produces clarets that equal in quality those from the more prestigious classed growths. Henri Martin, a cooper by upbringing, took over the property in 1942 and began purchasing plots of vineyards from classed growth properties such as Gruaud-Larose, Talbot, Lagrange and Léoville-Barton. By the mid 1960s he had 50 hectares spread across the appellation. In 1982 he purchased Château St-Pierre and thus realised his lifetime ambition of owning a Grand Cru Classé property. Henri Martin died in 1991 and Gloria is now run by his son-in-law Jean-Louis Triaud. The wine is a blend of 65% Cabernet Sauvignon, 25% Merlot, 5% Cabernet Franc and 5% Petit Verdot. It is aged in a combination of large oak foudres and small oak barrels (50% new). Gloria produces a wine that is typically deep in colour and rich, cassis-laden and cedary on the palate. It normally needs 7-10 years of bottle age to show at its best.
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