Het archetype van mooie Saint Julien in een wijnjaar waarin deze appellation zo geslaagd is.
IN DE PERS
93-95 Neal Martin – The Wine Advocate Issue #230 - robertparker.com (April 2017)
The 2016 Gloria is a blend of 60% Cabernet Sauvignon, 30% Merlot, 3% Petit Verdot and 7% Cabernet Franc that was picked from 29 September until 17 October. It is matured in slightly less oak than the Saint-Pierre, at 40%. This is a little more backward and broody compared to the Saint-Pierre and indeed its Saint Julien peers, demanding more coaxing from the glass. It almost reluctantly unfolds and unveils subtle pencil box and dry tobacco aromas. The palate is more outgoing than the aromatics with a vibrant, almost citrus-fresh opening, tensile tannins and a satisfying sense of energy. This feels nimble and agile in the mouth with a touch of white pepper lingering on the aftertaste. You come away with the feeling that this Gloria has something up its sleeve for those with patience to cellar it for eight to ten years. Drink: 2024-2060.
96 Antonio Galloni – vinous.com (Januari 2019)
The 2016 Gloria is one of the undisputed stars of this vintage. Rich, deep and explosive, the 2016 possesses tremendous intensity in all of its dimensions. Sweet red cherry, tobacco, menthol, licorice and dried rose petal all add complexity. In 2016 Gloria is a real head-turner. It should be a fabulous value as well. There is not much else to say. Drink 2026-2046. Sleeper of the Vintage.
93-95 Antonio Galloni – vinous.com (April 2017)
The 2016 Gloria is striking. Ripe, dense and beautifully layered in the glass, the 2016 exudes class. Super-ripe red cherry, plum, pomegranate, rose petal, cinnamon and licorice notes abound, but it is the wine's juiciness and overall texture that are most appealing, A super-classic Saint-Julien, Gloria delivers serious quality for the money. Despite its obvious depth and fleshiness, the 2016 Gloria is also one of the most restrained, gracious Saint-Juliens readers will come across.
93 Lisa Perrotti-Brown - robertparker.com (December 2018)
The 2016 Gloria is comprised of 60% Cabernet Sauvignon, 30% Merlot, 7% Cabernet Franc and 3% Petit Verdot aged 14 months in 42% new and 58% one-year-old French oak. Deep garnet-purple in color, it sings of plum preserves, warm cassis and dark chocolate with touches of tobacco, bay leaves and lavender with a waft of dusty soil. The palate is medium-bodied, elegant and savory in the mouth with loads layers and a lifted finish. Drink 2020-2035.
93-94 James Suckling – jamessuckling.com (Maart 2017)
Dense and layered red with berry and tobacco character, a full body and a savory finish. Got it all here.
94 Jane Anson – decanter.com (April 2017)
Immediately on the nose you get the rich structure of the fruit, rippling with texture and life. It has just the right amount of drama, offering a tight and well-focussed delivery. This is beautiful, showing great underlying freshness and grip with real tension and minerality. Drink: 2027-2050.
94 Jeb Dunnuck – jebdunnuck.com (December 2019)
I was lucky enough to taste the 2016 Château Gloria on multiple occasions and it’s unquestionably the finest vintage of this cuvée I’ve tasted. A blend of 60% Cabernet Sauvignon, 30% Merlot, and the rest Cabernet Franc and Petit Verdot, aged in 42% new French oak, its deep purple color is followed by a powerful, medium to full-bodied wine that has thrilling purity in its ripe black and blue fruits, tobacco, and graphite-laced aromas and flavors. Deep, layered, with ripe tannins and the purity and freshness that makes the vintage so special, this is a brilliant Gloria to drink over the coming 20+ years.
93-96 James Molesworth - Wine Spectator – winespectator.com (April 2017)
Shows a flash of mint before giving way to a torrent of blueberry, blackberry and cassis flavors, pushed by energetic acidity and juicy, brambly grip. Plum cake and anise line the finish, along with a flash of tobacco. Lots going on here.
94 Tim Atkin – timatkin.com (April 2017)
Working with its new winery for the first time in 2016, Gloria has made a fine, aromatic, well structured blend, with more tannin and concentration than the 2015, but similar levels of perfume and finesse. Serious and age worthy, it’s sappy and long. 2024-36
94-95 Bettane & Desseauve (April 2017)
16-16,5/20 Revue des Vins de France (April 2017)
93 Jean-Marc Quarin – quarin.com (April 2017)
16/20 Jacques Dupont – Le Point (April 2017)
16-17/20 Gault & Millau (April 2017)
16,5/20 Le Figaro Vin (April 2017)
GloriaGloria legt telkens de lat hoger. Vooral in de grote recente wijnjaren zoals 2009 en 2010, 2016 en 2018 komt Gloria op bijzonder imposante manier uit de hoek. Gloria werd niet geklasseerd in 1855 (en is ook geen Cru Bourgeois) daar het nog maar sinds 1942 bestaat onder impuls van Henri Martin. Hij was burgemeester van Saint Julien, tonnerlier en ooit régisseur van Latour. Hij bracht verschillende percelen samen in een entiteit van 44ha door ze aan te kopen van naburige Crus Classés zoals Gruaud Larose, Léoville Poyferré, Léoville Barton, Lagrange en Ducru Beaucaillou. Besluit: Gloria staat jaarlijks op het niveau van een Grand Cru Classé maar blijft blinken aan een vriendenprijs!... De (ondertussen) 50 hectare werden beplant tegen 10.000 wijnstokken per hectare op Graves gunziennes bovenop keien en zanderige klei. We vinden er 65% Cabernet Sauvignon, 25% Merlot, 5% Cabernet Franc en 5% Petit Verdot. Gloria de meest aantrekkelijk geprijsde, grote Saint Julien met ampleur, richesse et vivacité.
Aujourd’hui, d’une superficie de 44 hectares, le vignoble du Château Gloria se répartit sur trois zones, au centre de Beychevelle, à l’ouest et au nord de l’appellation, à la limite de l’aire d’appellation Pauillac. Sur des terroirs de graves günziennes, parmi les meilleurs de l’appellation, au sous-sol de graves argilo-sabloneuses, l’encépagement est très classique avec 65 % de cabernet sauvignon, 25 % de merlot, 5 % de cabernet franc et 5 % de petit verdot. Gloria a d’ailleurs été l’un des premiers à croire au petit verdot, un très bon cépage probablement cultivé dans le Médoc longtemps avant le cabernet sauvignon. Il apporte aux assemblages sa couleur ainsi qu’un supplément de richesse aromatique, tannique et alcoolique. Avec des pieds de vigne âgés de 80 ans et d’autres de 30 ans, l’âge moyen de la vigne se situe autour de 45 ans. Sa situation est remarquable et soigneusement entretenue. Le vignoble est taillé en guyot double. Son rendement à l’hectare affiche une moyenne de 45 hectolitres pour une densité de plantation de 10 000 pieds à l’hectare.
TriaudVandaag staan Françoise en Jean Louis Triaud en hun kinderen Vanessa en Jean aan het hoofd van Gloria en Saint Pierre. Als schoonzoon van Henri Martin, is Jean-Louis Triaud verantwoordelijk voor deze vermaarde Saint Juliens, maar was eerder ook betrokken (in betere tijden) bij de voetballers van “les Girondins de Bordeaux”! Ze zijn sportief...
| |
