CHÂTEAU GLORIA
2025 Cru Bourgeois Saint Julien
| Colour | Red |
| Origin | France, Bordeaux |
| Sub-district | Haut Médoc |
| Village | Saint Julien |
| Classification | Cru Bourgeois |
| ABV | 13.0% |
The 2025 Gloria was picked between September 10 and 19 and matured in 50% new oak. It has a lovely bouquet with well-defined blackberry, violet and crushed stone scents, the oak seamlessly integrated. The palate is medium-bodied with fine, grainy tannins, good concentration and a tensile, minerally finish. Bon vin. Drinking range: 2030 - 2055 Rating: 93-95 Neal Martin, www.vinous.com (May 2026)
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A tiny yield here in 2025 - but into what little they have - they have packed everything in. This has all the charm and depth you want in Gloria - but also beautiful details, well cut fruit - cocoa powder and mint lift seasoning the charming red-centered core of deep fruit. Smart Gloria for fans of this evergreen estate.L&S (Apr 2026)
A solid red, structured and textured, showing cherries and baking spices on the nose. Medium- to full-bodied with sinewy tannins. Crunchy at the center, with a flavorful, vivid and persistent finish. Rating: 94-95 James Suckling, www.jamessuckling.com (Apr 2026)
This has a ton of intense cassis and bilberry fruits, lovely quality, this has balance and finesse, squid ink squid, cocoa bean, espresso, silky tannins, a very impressive wine. Yield 20 hl/ha. Drinking range: 2034 - 2044 Rating: 93 Jane Anson, www.janeanson.com (Apr 2026)
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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