By Domaines Martin
Chateau Gloria 2017 Saint-Julien

History
Exceptional and unique estate created by Henri Martin, this vineyard was indeed gradually put together piece by piece, thanks to the purchase of several plots from mainly classified growths in 1855. Today, the terroir's origin and the care given during growing and vinification explain the quality of this wine, now famous worldwide.

Vineyard
40-year-old vines on average, situated over three zones - in the center of Beychevelle, in the west, and north of the appellation.

Wine Details
Appellation: Saint-Julien
Vintage: 2017
Blend: 61% Cabernet Sauvignon, 26% Merlot, 8% Petit Verdot, 5% Cabernet Franc
Soil: Gunzian gravel on a clayey-sandy subsoil
Vinification: Traditional, in stainless steel vats with thermoregulation
Aging: 14 months in casks, an average of 40% of which are replaced, 40% new barrels
Alcohol: 13.50%
Bottling: 11/06/19
[Information provided by DHI Selections]

Wine: 2017 Gloria
Score/Rating: 94
Suggested Drinking Window: 2022 - 2042
Review Date: 12/2019
Reviewed By: Antonio Galloni
Tasting Notes: The 2017 Gloria is just as delicious from bottle as it was from barrel. A rush of bright red cherry and plum fruit, blood orange, iron, dried flowers and mint gives the 2017 its sense of energy. Medium in body and full of character, Gloria is one of the highlights of the vintage. Don't miss it. Tasted two times.

Wine: Chateau Gloria 2017 Saint-Julien
Score/Rating: 93
Review Date: 03/01/2020
Reviewed By: Roger Voss
Tasting Notes: An attractive, immediately fruity wine, this also has good tannins. Enticing blackberry flavors give richness as well as freshness. This wine will develop quickly [...].

Wine: Chateau Gloria St.-Julien 2017
Score/Rating: 92
Suggested Drinking Window: Drink now through 2034
Review Date: 03/31/2020
Reviewed By: James Molesworth
Tasting Notes: Dark and winey in profile, with steeped plum, blackberry and black currant fruit that is youthfully coiled up, laced with bramble, apple wood and anise notes. Offers a compact finish but the energy is there. Let this unwind in the cellar. Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, Petit Verdot and Cabernet Franc. Best from 2022 through 2034.

Wine: 2017 Chateau Gloria
Score/Rating: 92
Suggested Drinking Window: 2020 - 2040
Review Date: 02/26/2020
Reviewed By: Jeb Dunnuck
Tasting Notes: This estate continues to make a powerful, ripe style of wine, and their 2017 Chateau Gloria offers plenty of oak as well as terrific cassis fruits, hints of violets, and flowery incense, medium to full body, and a layered, pure, beautifully balanced style. While I wasn’t able to get a release price, I’m sure this is going to represent a smoking value! Based on 61% Cabernet Sauvignon, 26% Merlot, 8% Petit Verdot, and the rest Cabernet Franc, aged in 40% new barrels, representing just 65% of the total production, it will evolve gracefully for two decades or more.

Wine: Chateau Gloria, St-Julien, Bordeaux, France, 2017
Score/Rating: 92
Suggested Drinking Window: 2025 - 2040
Review Date: 04/08/2018
Reviewed By: Jane Anson
Tasting Notes: Tight but plentiful fruit extraction. The expression is a little less full than in 2016, but there is both finesse and grip to the fine, firmly held tannins as they travel through the palate, accompanying cassis, fern, rosemary, heather and cigar box notes. Enjoyable stuff.

Wine: Chateau Gloria St.-Julien 2017
Score/Rating: 91
Review Date: 12/10/2019
Reviewed By: James Suckling
Tasting Notes: This shows depth. Layers of fruit on a medium body. Juicy and bright with raspberry and cherry character and medium, creamy tannins. Fresh finish. [...]

Wine: 2017 Gloria
Score/Rating: 90
Suggested Drinking Window: 2022-2033
Review Date: 12/29/2022
Reviewed By: Lisa Perrotti-Brown
Tasting Notes: The 2017 Gloria has a medium to deep garnet-purple color. It springs out of the glass with notes of warm redcurrants, blackcurrant pastilles, and tar, plus hints of chargrill and bay leaves. Medium-bodied, the palate is soft and savory with bags of black and red berry flavors and a mineral-laced finish.

Wine: 2017 Gloria
Score/Rating: 90
Suggested Drinking Window: 2022 - 2035
Review Date: 10/31/2022
Reviewed By: William Kelley
Tasting Notes: An overperformer in the vintage, the 2017 Gloria exhibits attractive aromas of minty berries and cherries mingled with hints of baking chocolate and cigar wrapper. Medium-bodied, ample and fleshy, with an ample core of juicy fruit framed by melting tannins, this is an elegant, seamless Saint-Julien that already drinks very well.

Wine: 2017 Chateau Gloria (St. Julien)
Score/Rating: 90
Review Date: 05/14/2020
Tasting Notes: Fresh, bright, sweet crisp and fresh, the wine is medium-bodied, with ample ripe red fruits, herbs, tobacco and cedar to make it interesting.

Wine: Ch Gloria 2017 St-Julien
Score/Rating: 16+/20
Suggested Drinking Window: 2023 - 2033
Review Date: 10/05/2021
Reviewed By: Tom Parker MW
Tasting Notes: Tasted blind. Deep ruby-purple colour. Slightly reticent but pure cassis fruit on the nose. The depth comes on the palate - there is real drive of black fruit and bright acidity to offer real energy. There is a sweet, juicy edge to the fruit that makes this soft and approachable. The tannins are fine and offer a delicate structure against the fruit. Should drink well in the medium term. (TP)