Château Gloria - Saint-Julien 2014

Le Point

16 / 20

par Jacques Dupont le 21/05/2015

Assez fermé au nez, épices, bouche onctueuse, fraîche, élégante, pureté du fruit.

Vinous

91-94 / 100

par Antonio Galloni le 11/05/2015

The 2014 Gloria is ample, rich and beautifully resonant, with more than enough fruit to fill out its broad-shouldered frame. Red currant, blood orange, smoke, white pepper and iron build to the deeply satisfying finish. The combination of extroverted fruit, tannin and saline-inflected minerality dazzles from the very first taste. What a gorgeous wine this is.

Wine Advocate

89-91 / 100

par Neal Martin le 30/04/2015

The Château Gloria 2014 has a focused, straight-laced bouquet with strict redcurrant and wild strawberry fruit, tightly wound at first but opening with aeration, tobacco and even flint emerging with time. The palate is medium-bodied with firm, dry tannin, a little chalkiness under those broody black fruit, the foundation of a classic, almost austere finish the nevertheless offers length and sustain. This actually harks back to the fine old Gloria's of the past, a little rustic perhaps, but a wine that I think will blossom in bottle. This will need to prove itself in bottle.

Asian Palate

88-89 / 100

par Jeannie Cho Lee MW le 20/04/2015

Balanced and elegant with upfront blackberry fruit with cedar. The tannins are firm and balanced with plenty of flavors to enjoy and savor over the next 6 to 8 years.

Decanter.com

16,75 / 20

par Steven Spurrier le 17/04/2015

Exuberant, spicy black fruits – rich and ripe with a hint of leather. Has vigour and depth, will open up soon but last well. Drink: 2018-2028 (89)

Jancis Robinson

16,5 / 20

par Jancis Robinson le 16/04/2015

60% Cabernet Sauvignon, 30% Merlot, 4% Cabernet Franc, 6% Petit Verdot. 45% new oak. 36 hl/ha. All vinified in their new(ish) chai. 
Bright crimson. Refined salty-savoury nose. Aromatic and sweetly fresh. Racy and lightly grainy. Lots of freshness but no excess acidity. Light tannic charge on the end with a rich peacock’s tail finish. Full of charm. Real drive to this wine.

Jamessuckling.com

92-93 / 100

par James Suckling le 10/04/2015

This is the best Gloria in years with amazing dark blackberries, minerals, rose petals and spices. Full body, firm tannins and a very long finish. Seamless.

timatkin.com

95 / 100

par Tim Atkin MW le 07/04/2015

Wine Enthusiast

95 / 100

par Roger Voss le 01/04/2015

94–96. Barrel Sample. This wine promises a great future ahead. It has all the elements in balance—rich tannins, intense black fruits and fragrant acidity—to suggest successful long-term aging.

Wine Spectator

89-92 / 100

par James Molesworth le 31/03/2015

Gutsy and slightly chunky, but a fun, mouthfilling style nonetheless, with lots of bramble and briar patch notes around the core of dark plum and blueberry fruit.
Shows ample tar on the finish. Shy on refinement, but solidly built.