Chateau Gloria, Saint Julien, 2015 JURACOUNT010925 the Meursault grower who built

the Meursault grower who built his estate parcel by parcel over nearly four decades

Named for the D 86 route that threads through the appellation

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While approachable in its youth for its exuberant fruit and polished texture

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Chateau Gloria, Saint Julien, 2015 JURACOUNT010925 the Meursault grower who builtA wine that drinks like a classified growth because it's built from them. Henri Martin started Gloria from scratch in 1942, assembling it parcel by parcel almost entirely from vineyards of 1855 classified estates in Saint Julien and Pauillac. The 1855 list simply predates the estate, so despite carrying no classification, Gloria drinks well above its station. The 2015 is 60% Cabernet Sauvignon with Merlot, Petit Verdot, and Cabernet Franc, from a