Chateau Gloria 2015
- Vintage
- 2015
- Country
- France
- Region
- Bordeaux,St Julien
- Size
- 750ml
- Rating
- JS94, WE93, WS93, WA91
- Grape
- Cabernet Sauvignon,Merlot
What a gorgeous and supple young wine with ultra-fine tannins and vivid acidity. Medium to full body and direct and driven tannins. Shows such beauty. Better in 2020 but already beautiful. - JS94
New wood flavors give a dry toast character to this wine. Its fruitiness takes a while to show through the dry exterior. It does have the weight to sustain the wood as it develops.- WE93
Well-steeped plum, fig and boysenberry fruit is richly layered, supported by embedded brambly grip and backed by waves of ganache and sweet tobacco on the finish. Best from 2023 through 2038. - WS93
The 2015 Gloria, a blend of 60% Cabernet Sauvignon, 27% Merlot, 7% Petit Verdot and 6% Cabernet Franc, matured for 14 months in 40% new and 60% one-year-old barrels. Deep garnet-purple in color, it has an earthy/meaty nose with a core of black plums and blackberries plus touches of eucalypt and anise. The medium-bodied palate is just a little lean and chewy with an earthy finish. - WA91
Château Gloria is a wine estate in Saint-Julien. It did not feature in the official Bordeaux Classification of 1855, but instead was formed through numerous purchases of plots from classed growths including Beychevelle, Léoville-Barton and Gruaud-Larose. It is praised for its consistent performance and widely regarded by critics as being worthy of Cru Classé status.
In all there are 50 hectares (124 acres) of vineyards in several plots – in the middle of Beychevelle, in the north on the border with Pauillac, and in the west of the appellation. The soils are primarily composed of gravel over clay and sand, and plantings are 65 percent Cabernet Sauvignon, 25 percent Merlot, and 5 percent each of Cabernet Franc and Petit Verdot.
Château Gloria harvests grapes by hand, and fermentation takes place in temperature-controlled stainless steel vats. The wine is then typically aged for 14 months in casks, with around 40 percent new oak.
The estate is reasonably young by Bordeaux standards, and was established in 1942 when Henri Martin bought a plot of land and a cellar. - Information from Wine Searcher