Wine Chateau Gloria St. Julien AOC 2005

Wine Chateau Gloria - fruit and supple, well-made and reliable stable. Due to the fact that the Chateau Gloria is not classified (it appeared in 1940, after the classifications of 1855 and 1932), the prices are reasonable, but the quality of some vintages can compete with the fourth or fifth class. Wine Chateau Gloria is one magnificent expressions appellasona Saint-Julien.

Henri Martin - the owner of Chateau Gloria, a famous mayor of San Julian and Grand Master of the Order of medokskogo Commanderie du Bontemps - was one of the legendary people Medoc. He gathered estate Gloria "from pieces of" land purchased from neighboring cru classe, and created a burgundy very decent quality, which is not kept in 225-liter barriques, and in 7000 liter barrels, so has less pronounced oak shade than wine neighbors but - very generous fruitiness. His fault, of course, always intended for a wide range of consumers. They were round, generous and very mature, with a wonderful cedar, spicy, almost grotesque bouquet. Under the direction of his son-in-Jean-Louis Trio, nothing has changed radically. Wine is surprisingly good look young, but can develop 12-15 years. Chateau Gloria style of the 1960s and early 1970s has changed since the mid-1970s. Gloria's 1978-1993 vintages wines seem lighter, fruity and less tannic than wines produced earlier. However vintages 2000, 1996 and 1995 were much meaty and rich, being perhaps the harbingers of a return to the style of "before 1978". Wine Chateau Gloria any style are delightfully fluffy and delicious. Production volume Chateau Gloria - 200,000 bottles.