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James Suckling: A solid red, structured and textured, showing cherries and baking spices on the nose. Medium- to full-bodied with sinewy tannins. Crunchy at the center, with a flavorful, vivid and persistent finish."
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Jeb Dunnuck: Sporting a vivid purple hue, the 2025 Château Gloria offers up cassis, assorted red and blue fruits, liquid violets, and classy oak. Based on 56% Cabernet Sauvignon, 34% Merlot, 6% Petit Verdot, and 4% Cabernet Franc that's being raised in 50% new barrels, it's pure and incredibly polished on the palate, with medium to full-bodied richness, a silky, elegant mouthfeel, and a great finish. It checks in at 13.2% alcohol. As I've written in the past, the quality at this estate continues to soar, and this will hold its own in a blind tasting with some of the top wines with ease. This château needs to be on everyone's radar."
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Jane Anson: This has a ton of intense cassis and bilberry fruits, lovely quality, this has balance and finesse, squid ink squid, cocoa bean, espresso, silky tannins, a very impressive wine. Yield 20 hl/ha."
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Vinum: Nobler Duft, Brombeere, Schwarzkirsche, getrocknete Kräuter, Veilchenblüten; cremige Textur, zeigt Druck, bleibt elegant, viel Spannung, engmaschiges Tannin, wunderbare Länge. Bestätigt die grosse Klasse seiner Appellation. Viel Saint-Julien fürs Geld."
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Decanter: Bramble fruit aromas on the nose. Supple and so controlled with a gorgeous weight on the palate - ripe, filling tannins with a cool vein of freshness that just carries the frame. Not overly acidic or too bright, more controlled and calm with a complexity of flavours and textures. Chewy blackcurrant, liquorice and stones. It’s a touch short and compact on the finish but this will elongate over ageing. Lots to like here. Balanced with an elegant touch. 4% Cabernet Franc completes the blend."
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Falstaff: Tiefdunkles Rubingranat, opaker Kern, violette Reflexe, zarte Randaufhellung. Zart tabakige Nuancen, schwarze Waldbeeren, dunkle Kirschen, ein Hauch von Nougat. Mittlere Komplexität, feine Extraktsüße, harmonisch, reife Tannine, balanciert und anhaftend, ein facettenreicher Begleiter bei Tisch, verfügt über Reifepotenzial."
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The Wine Cellar Insider: Medium-bodied, soft, fresh, and silky in texture, the fruits are ripe, sweet, vibrant, and already easy on your palate, so while you can enjoy this pleasure on release, there is so much going on here, you can enjoy it for 2 decades of evolution with ease. Drink from 2029-2045."
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Lisa Perrotti-Brown: Deep garnet-purple colored, the 2025 Gloria opens with notes of stewed cherries and plums, followed by fragrant scents of dried lavender, forest floor, and spice box. The medium-bodied palate is lightly chewy and refreshing with savory-laced black and red berry flavors and a spicy kick to the finish. The blend is 56% Cabernet Sauvignon, 34% Merlot, 6% Petit Verdot, and 4% Cabernet Franc. The alcohol is 13%."
