THE PRODUCER
What is an unclassified chateau made up of parcels of Classified Growths? –
surely the most democratic of Saint-Juliens!  In 1942, Henri Martin, a cooper
born in the region, began acquiring plots of vineyards from classed growth
properties, including Talbot, Gruaud-Larose and Leoville-Barton. The same year
he took over the Gloria property and by the mid 1960s he had 50 ha spread from
north to south in the St-Julien appellation. In 1991 he passed away and today
Gloria is run by son-in-law Jean-Louis Triaud.

Gloria is usually a blend of 65% Cabernet Sauvignon, 25% Merlot, 5% Petit Verdot
and 5% Cabernet Franc. It matures in a combination of large oak foudres and 50%
new small oak barrels, and is one of the great bargains, yet high-quality,
Bordeaux, - certainly worthy of inclusion among the Classified Growths.

This is very good Bordeaux at an agreeable price.

THE WINE
Gloria is usually a blend of 65% Cabernet Sauvignon, 25% Merlot, with the
remainder Petit Verdot and Cabernet Franc. Fermentation takes place in stainless
steel and is followed by malolactic fermentation and ageing in 30% new oak
barrels for around 12 months. Gloria is one of the great bargains, yet
high-quality, Bordeaux and certainly worthy of inclusion among the Classified
Growths.

INFORMATION
Type:RedVintage:2016Country:FranceRegion:BordeauxSub region:Saint-JulienGrape:
60% Cabernet Sauvignon, 30% Merlot, 7% Cabernet Franc & 3% Petit VerdotStyle:
Savory and ClassicSweetness:DryABV:13.5%Drinking window:2020 - 2060Size:750ml
Food match:Beef and VenisonCRITICS SCORES
We choose our wines based on a range of criteria(seehow we choose our wines)of
which critic scores is justone. Rather than simply highlight the best score to
promote a wine, our average critic score is calculated from the scores provided
by several respected wine critics, who we follow for specific regions. They do
not represent all critic scores and, wherever possible, we try and give more
weight to more recent reviews. Where appropriate we consider market-based scores
like Global Wine Score or Wine Searcher Average scores.

As a rule, we look to offer wines that achieve a92/100average critic score or
better and frankly a lot of very good wines simply don’t make the cut. As a
high-end provider we want to reflect that positioning in the quality of wines we
offer. Such wines are only a tiny fraction of those generally on offer in the
market. We believe that an average score is a more conservative and
representative approach, but it is still subjective and only offered as a guide
to our customers, who will (and should) do their own research. We will add
individual critic scores to our website in the future.