Chateau Gloria - Saint-Julien 2015 (750ml)
Price: $67.99
| Producer | Chateau Gloria |
| Country | France |
| Region | Bordeaux |
| Subregion | Saint-Julien |
| Varietal | Bordeaux Blend |
| Vintage | 2015 |
| Sku | 64251 |
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A deep red - violet color. A jammy nose of red fruits. Notes of licorice and vanilla. On entering the mouth it is silky with an exceptional melting quality. Highly precise tannins with exceptional elegance and length.
James Suckling: 93 Points
Pretty Gloria with plenty of tension and energy. Full body yet silky textured and extremely long. Exciting.
Wine Spectator: 93 Points
Rock-solid, with loads of bramble and bay leaf underscoring the ripe blackberry and black currant fruit. There's lots of grip, but this is plush, staying focused through the toasty finish. Shows nice refinement.
Wine Enthusiast: 93 Points
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.
Vinous: 93 Points
The 2015 Gloria is another Saint-Julien that has improved over the last 12 months. It has a bolder and more exuberant bouquet than some of its peers, featuring lush blackberry and blueberry fruit and revealing a touch of iodine and crushed violet with aeration. The medium-bodied palate displays supple tannin, a fine bead of acidity, and very pure fruit intensity (black cherries, bilberry, and boysenberry). Slightly more modern in style than its peers, this should still age with style.
Wine Advocate: 92 Points
The 2015 Gloria is a blend of 60% Cabernet Sauvignon, 27% Merlot, 7% Cabernet Franc and 6% Petit Verdot cropped at 51 hl/ha, matured in 40% new wood. It was picked between 21 September and finishing on 7 October with the Cabernet Sauvignon. It has a fragrant bouquet with dark cherries, cedar and touches of cigar box - classic Saint Julien in many ways, though it does not have the complexity of great recent vintages such as the 2010. The palate is well balanced, clean and pure with finetannin. The acidity is nicely judged, not a million miles away from the 2015 Lagrange in terms of its refinement, but this has perhaps a touch more detail on the finish. Perhaps one of the more approachable Saint Julien wines this vintage, give this 4-5 years in bottle and then drink over the next 20 years.
