Château Gloria
Saint-Julien Red Bordeaux Blend
St. Julien, Médoc, Bordeaux, France
Drank 1/18/19 at the Union des Grands Crus de Bordeaux event in Miami. All wines from the 2016 Vintage.
Tasting pour, no formal notes taken. Most of these wines are very tight, and will require 5-15 years to really come together. Many will likely improve a few points with time.
Drank 1/18/19 at the Union des Grands Crus de Bordeaux event in Miami. All wines from the 2016 Vintage.
Tasting pour, no formal notes taken. Most of these wines are very tight, and will require 5-15 years to really come together. Many will likely improve a few points with time.
40 year old vines. Blend of Cab Franc and Petit Verdot. 13.5% abv. Feels so young for a 2016! Red berries, spice, raisin and fresh greens on the nose. Delicate palate, underripe raspberry and red currant, with a refined long herbal finish and bitter notes. Great soft, tingly tannins. Excellent Bordeaux, I have to say. St Julien style. I’m amazed at how fresh this tastes after almost a decade.
40 year old vines. Blend of Cab Franc and Petit Verdot. 13.5% abv. Feels so young for a 2016! Red berries, spice, raisin and fresh greens on the nose. Delicate palate, underripe raspberry and red currant, with a refined long herbal finish and bitter notes. Great soft, tingly tannins. Excellent Bordeaux, I have to say. St Julien style. I’m amazed at how fresh this tastes after almost a decade.
Apr 14th, 2025Dark ruby hue. Aromas of blackberry, blueberry, cassis, leather, plum. Plus body, full tannins, plus acid. Balanced, bold, and refined, with a long finish. Definitely worth pairing with hearty food. 60% Cabernet Sauvignon, 30% Merlot, 7% Cabernet Franc, 3% Petit Verdot.
Dark ruby hue. Aromas of blackberry, blueberry, cassis, leather, plum. Plus body, full tannins, plus acid. Balanced, bold, and refined, with a long finish. Definitely worth pairing with hearty food. 60% Cabernet Sauvignon, 30% Merlot, 7% Cabernet Franc, 3% Petit Verdot.
Apr 13th, 2024
Enjoyed but did not love. Did not enjoy as much as the hype.
Enjoyed but did not love. Did not enjoy as much as the hype.
Jan 19th, 2021
2016. Young but really enjoyable. Took 4 hours in decanter to open up to stewy red and blue fruit smothered a bit by moderate wood, leather, slight acid and minerals. Good balance and concentration for the price - looking forward to more fruit and funk in 3-4 years. $43 at Bottle King - great buy.
2016. Young but really enjoyable. Took 4 hours in decanter to open up to stewy red and blue fruit smothered a bit by moderate wood, leather, slight acid and minerals. Good balance and concentration for the price - looking forward to more fruit and funk in 3-4 years. $43 at Bottle King - great buy.
Dec 20th, 2020
This was excellent. We love the fruit, but it was very obviously young. The tannins definitely need several years to relax - really tight and chalky. I’m really excited about these with more age, hopefully I can wait that long....
This was excellent. We love the fruit, but it was very obviously young. The tannins definitely need several years to relax - really tight and chalky. I’m really excited about these with more age, hopefully I can wait that long....
Apr 26th, 2020
Third wine of the week. Fabulous potential here. Even at this young age, the wine is fresh, lively, and smooth. The nose bursts from the glass with black currants, tobacco, and plum. The palate is already smooth with notes of graphite, soil, plum, and blackberry. Lively and fresh. Give this 10 years - it will be quite good. 2016 vintage on April 19, 2020
Third wine of the week. Fabulous potential here. Even at this young age, the wine is fresh, lively, and smooth. The nose bursts from the glass with black currants, tobacco, and plum. The palate is already smooth with notes of graphite, soil, plum, and blackberry. Lively and fresh. Give this 10 years - it will be quite good. 2016 vintage on April 19, 2020
Apr 23rd, 2020
Beautiful opaque ruby color. Rich woody tobacco on the nose. Initially acidic but once it opened up it expressed better with lovely complexity. Hints of cherry and anise as it dries to subtle bitterness.
Beautiful opaque ruby color. Rich woody tobacco on the nose. Initially acidic but once it opened up it expressed better with lovely complexity. Hints of cherry and anise as it dries to subtle bitterness.
Apr 22nd, 2020Ruby coloration. On the nose and palate, plum, dark berries, cherry, currant, tobacco and anise. Medium tannins. Medium finish.
Ruby coloration. On the nose and palate, plum, dark berries, cherry, currant, tobacco and anise. Medium tannins. Medium finish.
Dec 16th, 2019