Château Gloria, St-Julien, Bordeaux, France, 2016

Producer Profile
Winemaking
Gloria underwent extensive modernisation in 1991. The winery was entirely renovated and equipped with a conveyor belt from the grape hopper, an ultra-modern destemmer that keeps the grapes whole, new glazed stainless steel temperature-controlled vats, and a system for concentrating the wine by evaporating it in a vacuum. A second ageing cellar was built in 2000, bringing the total capacity up to 2,000 barrels. The wine is aged 45% in new oak barrels for 12 months, with racking every three months. The estate works with 7 coopers; who provide medium-toasted American and French oak barrels.
Oak Ageing
Time:
14 months
Type:
French
% wine oaked:
100
% new oak:
40
Tasting Note
A beautiful deep intense red colour, Lovely, jammy prune and blackcurrant aromas. Elegant, silky and precise on the palate, with dense, harmonious tannins. A smooth finish for this particularly attractive vintage. Stunning!
Food Matching
The traditional partner to roast beef and hearty meat dishes in generalo.
Cabernet Sauvignon 61%
Merlot 27%
Others 12%
13.5%
Closure
Natural cork
Colour
Red
Still wine
Case Size
6 x 75cl