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Name: Château GLORIA 2021
Brand: Vitis Epicuria
Price: 33.3 EUR
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Rating: 4.8 (113 reviews)

Located on the left bank of Bordeaux, in Saint Julien, Château Gloria stands out from the prestigious grands crus that border its land. While most of the Médoc's great châteaux have historical roots, Gloria was born in 1942 with Henri Martin's acquisition of a 6-hectare plot of land from Château Beychevelle. With wines meticulously crafted in a bespoke winemaking process, the Medoc estate reinterprets the fabulous terroir of Saint-Julien with great finesse and elegance.

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Château GLORIA 2021

Appellation : SAINT JULIEN

Millésime : 2021

Color : Red

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Located in Saint-Julien, Château Gloria is a unique estate, assembled parcel by parcel from 1942 by Henri Martin. Unclassified in 1855 as it was created after that date, it nevertheless stands as one of the finest references of the appellation, produced from 50 hectares sourced exclusively from Classified Growths. Today managed by the Triaud family, the estate produces elegant and structured wines, certified organic from the 2024 vintage.

L'histoire du domaine

The story of Château Gloria begins in the late 1930s with Henri Martin, son and grandson of coopers, from a family rooted in the Médoc for nearly three centuries. A cooper himself, mayor of Saint-Julien and president of the Bordeaux Wine Interprofessional Council, Henri Martin harboured a bold dream: to create a great estate from scratch. In 1942, he acquired six hectares from Château Beychevelle and registered the name Château Gloria, in reference to the extraordinary choir of diverse voices he imagined assembling and unifying. For several decades, he relentlessly pursued his quest, patiently acquiring parcels from nine Bordeaux estates classified in 1855 — Léoville-Poyferré, Léoville-Barton, Ducru-Beaucaillou, Beychevelle, Gruaud-Larose, Lagrange, Duhart-Milon — ultimately assembling a vineyard of 50 hectares. In 1976, an article in the New York Times Magazine entitled 'The Miracle of Château Gloria' propelled the estate onto the international stage. Upon his death in 1991, his daughter Françoise and son-in-law Jean-Louis Triaud took over and continued his vision of excellence.

Le terroir

The Château Gloria vineyard extends over 50 hectares divided into three distinct zones in the heart of the Saint-Julien appellation: in the centre of Beychevelle on historic parcels, to the west and north up to the border with Pauillac. The terroir consists of Günzian gravel on a sandy-clay subsoil, among the finest soils in the appellation for Bordeaux grape varieties. The classic varietal composition comprises 65% Cabernet Sauvignon, 25% Merlot, 5% Cabernet Franc and 5% Petit Verdot — the château having been one of the first to invest in this latter variety. The average age of the vines is 45 years, with some parcels reaching 80 years. Since 2021, the estate has been converting to organic farming, certified for the 2024 vintage, with guidance from Jean-Michel Comme, formerly of Château Pontet-Canet. Harvesting is manual, parcel-based vinification takes place in 76 temperature-controlled stainless steel tanks, and ageing lasts 14 months in barrels with 40% new oak.

Les vins

Château Gloria produces around 20,000 cases per year of a wine that embodies with finesse the typicity of Saint-Julien: elegance, structure, balance between body and refinement. The wines display a deep ruby colour and reveal intense aromas of black fruits (blackcurrant, blackberry, cherry), enhanced by notes of cedar, tobacco, liquorice and spice, with floral nuances. On the palate, the texture is fleshy and silky, carried by ripe, polished tannins and fresh acidity that provides tension and length. The house style favours purity of fruit, discreet integration of oak and elegant minerality. Recent vintages — 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022 — demonstrate a remarkable rise in finesse. While the wines can be enjoyed from five years of age, they develop their full complexity with 10 to 20 years of cellaring, with certain great vintages evolving up to 40 years. The estate also produces a second wine, Esprit de Gloria (formerly Peymartin), from the younger vines, as well as Haut Beychevelle Gloria.

Le vigneron

Since 1991, Château Gloria has been managed by Françoise Martin, daughter of Henri Martin, and her husband Jean-Louis Triaud, the emblematic former president of FC Girondins de Bordeaux for over twenty years. Together, they have continued the founder's work with the same standards and passion, modernising the facilities while respecting the family spirit that drives the estate. In 2000, they completed construction of a new barrel cellar; in 2016, a complete renovation of the winemaking facilities was undertaken. Today, the third generation is fully involved: Vanessa and Jean Triaud, their children, serve as co-managers of the estate alongside their parents. Rémi Di Costanzo, general manager, oversees day-to-day technical operations. This family continuity across three generations ensures the perpetuation of a vision and expertise passed from father to daughter, driven by a commitment to constant improvement and a deep attachment to the terroir.

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