Château Gloria 2003
Château Gloria 2003 is a red wine from Saint-Julien in Bordeaux, produced by Château Gloria and classified as a Cru Bourgeois. Its blend comprises 65% Cabernet Sauvignon, 25% Merlot, 5% Cabernet Franc, and 5% Petit Verdot. The Wine Advocate awards it 91/100, describing it as a mature wine with a deep garnet color, notes of forest floor, cedar, spices, cassis, and cherry, supported by supple and integrated tannins. Drinking window indicated: 2014 to 2017.
The bottle offered
- Size
- Bottle (75cl)
- Packaging
- Original Wooden Case of 12
- Label Condition
- Perfect
- Fill Level
- Perfect
- Capsule Condition
- Perfect
Wine details
- Couleur
- Red
- Pays
- France
- Région
- Bordeaux
- Appellation
- Saint Julien
- Producteur / Domaine
- Château Gloria
- Millésime
- 2003
Cépage et assemblage
- Grape Variety
- 65% Cabernet Sauvignon, 25% Merlot, 5% Cabernet Franc, 5% Petit Verdot
Château Gloria
Château Gloria is a 50-hectare estate situated in Saint-Julien-Beychevelle, in the Médoc. Established in the late 1930s by Henri Martin, it was formed through the gradual acquisition of plots, notably from the classified growths of Saint-Julien and Pauillac. It is now owned by Domaines Henri Martin, run by the Triaud family.
- Owner
- Françoise Triaud
- Maître de chais
- Rémi Di Costanzo
- Surface (ha)
- 50.00 ha
- Production (average bottles per vintage)
- environ 220 000 bouteilles/an
Histoire du domaine
Henri Martin, born in 1903 in Saint-Julien-Beychevelle into a family with links to the wine industry, made his first acquisition – one hectare of vineyard – in the late 1930s. He then continued, over several decades, to purchase small plots, some of which came from classified growths in Saint-Julien and Pauillac. The name Château Gloria was registered in 1942, the year of his first major acquisition of six hectares from Château Lynch-Bages. The estate was thus built up gradually, though it could not feature in the 1855 classification as it was established after that date. In 1956, Henri Martin became chairman of the Comité Interprofessionnel des Vins de Bordeaux, and then a director of Château Latour in 1963. In the 1960s and 1970s, he helped to raise Gloria’s profile in the United States. In 1981, he acquired Château Saint-Pierre in Saint-Julien-Beychevelle. Domaines Henri Martin is now run by the Triaud family, with Jean Triaud and Vanessa Triaud-Amougou as co-managers. Rémi Di Costanzo, technical director and vineyard manager, is responsible for winemaking. The Château Gloria vineyard has been certified organic since the 2024 vintage.
