Chateau Gloria is one-of-a-kind, created by Henri Martin who purchased plots piece-by-piece, but exclusively from crus classified in 1855. The 50 hectare vineyard spans three areas: the middle of Beychevelle, the west of Saint-Julien and, on the north, on the border of Pauillac.

The vines include 65% Cabernet Sauvignon, 25% Merlot, 5% Cabernet Franc and 5% Petit Verdot on Gunzian gravel soil over a layer of clay and sand. Average vine age is 40 years.

Chateau Gloria also has a second wine, Chateau Peymartin, produced using the estate's youngest vines.

Chateau Gloria is harvested by hand, with traditional vinification and fermentation in heat-regulated stainless steel vats. The wine matures for 14 months in casks, 40% of them new. Recent vintages have featured jammy fruit, typically prune and black currant, with rich but approachable tannins.

Unveiling the 2016 Chateau Gloria St. Julien, a Bordeaux blend par excellence that is a testament to the winemaking prowess of the Chateau Gloria. Hailing from Bordeaux, France and specifically the St Julien sub-region, this red wine is a revelation in a bottle.

This wine, with its cork closure and 13.5% alcohol content, presents a symphony of flavors and aromas that are a harmonious blend of tradition and innovation. The deep ruby hue is a prelude to the intricate journey that each sip of this wine promises.

Renowned wine reviewers have extolled the virtues of this vintage, with Robert Parker's Wine Advocate noting its vibrant, precise character, and its deep bouquet of sweet crème de cassis and blackberries mingled with sweet spices and licorice. The Wine Enthusiast highlights its firm tannins and structural grip, promising an evolution of flavors that will allow the fruity opulence to come forward with time.

James Suckling notes the beautiful aromas of blackcurrants and blueberries, underscored by hot-stone undertones, and the wine's tight focus, while Jeb Dunnuck praises its thrilling purity in its ripe black and blue fruits, tobacco, and graphite-laced aromas and flavors.

The Wine Spectator underscores the saturated cassis and blackberry fruit flavors, with a lovely tug of sweet tobacco detail on the finish, while Jane Anson speaks of spiced damson and raspberry leaf aromatics, waves of cocoa bean, dark chocolate shavings, espresso, crushed rocks, bilberry and blackcurrant fruits.

This 2016 Chateau Gloria St. Julien is a wine that has been crafted with finesse, embodying the essence of its terroir, and it promises to be an experience that will delight the palates of connoisseurs and casual wine drinkers alike. It is a sublime expression of the Bordeaux blend, a wine that is not just to be drunk, but to be savored and remembered.