*售完* F012A - Chateau Gloria 2011 歌莉亞 Saint Julien

【早已公認出品媲美列級莊】
【2011年現在狀態大勇適飲】

🏅Robert Parker 89-91pts
🏅James Suckling 89-90pts
🏅Wine Spectator 90pts
🏅Wine Enthusiast 90pts

 Chateau Gloria歌莉亞酒莊，可以說是波爾多的傳奇，很多人也驚訝為何如此卓越的酒質竟然不入列級莊名單之內? 🧐原因其實是因為在1855年分級時，此酒莊尚未成立。Chateau Gloria成立年份為1942年，創辦人為Henri Martin🏻‍♂，他也是位傳奇人物，曾當過Saint Julien市長，其家族住在波爾多地區長達三個世紀，都是從事跟葡萄酒相關工作。在1942年，Henri Martin購買了位於Saint Julien地區大約6公頃的葡萄園，正式將酒莊命名為Chateau Gloria。在父親的協助下，酒莊在不到二十年裡擴充到48公頃，而這些葡萄園都是跟知名級數酒莊買入的，例如Chateau Beychevelle (四級酒莊)、Chateau Leoville-Poyferre(二級酒莊)、Chateau Gruaud-Larose(二級酒莊)、Chateau Leoville-Barton(二級酒莊)、Chateau Saint-Pierre(四級酒莊)、Chateau Lagrange(三級酒莊)、Chateau Ducru-Beaucaillou(二級酒莊)以及Chateau Duhart-Milon-Rothschild(二級酒莊)...等等；故一定程度上受惠於名莊風土🤩，可謂集百家之大成。Chateau Gloria的名望和品質與日俱增，已經可以與列級酒莊一較高下。Henri Martin離世後，把酒莊交由他的女婿Jean-Louis Triaud (即現任莊主) 掌管，繼續為大家提供高質葡萄酒。

葡萄園採用全人手採摘，葡萄樹平均樹齡為35年。葡萄發酵後，會在大型橡木桶與小型橡木桶內陳熟14-18個月，當中40%為新桶。

✍️實試報告:
一打開，香氣誘人，充滿黑醋栗、熟成車厘子、布冧、咖啡及雪松香氣，入口帶西梅、黑莓、荼葉、earthy及典型的spicy之感。抖氣一小時，單寧變得圓潤絲滑、集中度仍然相當高，整體平衡，尾韻也較悠長。2011年現在狀態大勇🏻，相比列級莊，絕對有過之而無不及。

🏅Robert Parker 89-91pts
This estate continues to go from strength to strength. Another sleeper of the vintage, the 2011 is excellent, possibly outstanding. Its dense ruby/purple color is followed by abundant aromas of cassis, forest floor, tobacco leaf and a vague hint of oak. Ripe for the vintage with excellent texture, a medium to full-bodied mouthfeel and a delicious, savory, broad appeal, this wine should drink well for at least a decade.

🏅James Suckling 89-90pts
A wine with juicy blueberry and milk chocolate character. Medium to full body, with velvety tannins and a fresh finish. Round textured and satisfying.

🏅Wine Spectator 90pts
Mouthfilling, offering a fleshy, briary feel to the plum sauce, steeped currant and blackberry notes, with extra anise, tar and fruitcake details pumping through the finish. Lacks a little refinement in terms of structure, but this offers solid range and depth.

🏅Wine Enthusiast 90pts
This is an open, juicy wine with attractive fruit framed by firm but tamed tannins. The wine has a feeling of lightness, with black currant flavors that are lifted and fresh. This is a wine for medium-term aging.