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Château Gloria Red 2020

Château Gloria Red 2020

€57,90
€57,90
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Created by Henri Martin, this estate is unique in having been built up piece by piece over several years through the purchase of parcels, the majority of which were classified as “grands crus” in 1855. The origin of the terroirs and the painstaking growing and vinification techniques are the reasons why its quality is recognised worldwide.
  • Domaines Henri Martin
  • França
  • Bordeaux
  • 2020
  • Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, Petit Verdot, and Cabernet Franc
  • Gunzian gravel on a clayey-sandy subsoil. 40 years-old vines on average situated over 3 zones: in the centre of Beychevelle, in the West and North of the appellation.
  • Traditional method in stainless steel vats with thermoregulation.
  • 14 months in casks, an average of 40% of which are new barrels.
  • 75cl
  • 13,5%
  • 16ºC - 18ºC
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The story

Born into a family who have lived in the Médoc region for over three hundred years, Henri Martin, grandson of a cellar-master at Château Gruaud-Larose and son of a cooper from the village of Beychevelle, was a bold, visionary man who left his mark on the history of the Saint-Julien region.

Keen to seek out noble parcels of land, Henri Martin set out to develop Château Gloria, a tremendous accomplishment and an approach never before seen in the history of the Médoc, in which he successfully negotiated the purchase of parcels that mostly formed part of Saint-Julien’s “Cru Classé” vineyards to build up his life’s work. Incidentally, the name “Gloria” helped to build the reputation of Domaines Henri Martin.

He also bought Château Saint-Pierre, an 1855 Grand Cru Classé, bringing new life and integrity to this outstanding Beychevelle estate. Finally, in the 1980s, he bought Château Bel Air, a Haut-Médoc “Cru Bourgeois”, which has since been renamed Château Bel Air Gloria.

The terroir
The Domaines Henri Martin vineyards are mostly situated in the Saint-Julien appellation, with some in the Haut-Médoc appellation under the Château Bel Air Gloria name.

It’s well known that Saint-Julien is the smallest of the four major Médoc appellations, but it has a big reputation!

This appellation can boast the highest concentration of “1855 crus classés”: 11 over 900 hectares. There are no lesser wines in Saint-Julien! It’s even said that Saint-Julien is the quintessence of Médoc wines, striking a balance between the softness and femininity of Margaux and the strength of Pauillac. It offers the delightful fullness, fruit and delicacy of the former along with the latter’s robustness and structure.

The wines
Saint-Julien wines are generally characterised by their superb harmony and great finesse, their refined, elegant, typical aromas of red berries and undergrowth, their high-quality tannins and their vigour and richness.

The Haut-Médoc appellation covers 4,567 hectares. Its soils consist mainly of layers of Garonne gravel on which Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, Cabernet Franc and Petit Verdot thrive to make it a known and appreciated terroir.

Source: Domaines Henri Martin website