Château Bel Air Gloria Haut Medoc 2016
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Category | Red Wine |
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Brand | Château Bel Air Gloria |
Origin | France, Bordeaux, Haut-Médoc |
Alcohol/vol | 13.5% |
Wine Enthusiast
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Smoky with flavors of the wood aging, this wine is also rich and concentrated with firm tannins. Situated just inland from Saint-Julien and made by the owners of Château Gloria, the vineyard has produced a full wine with a serious structure and dark black fruitiness. Drink this ageworthy wine from 2024.
Vinous
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The 2016 Bel Air Gloria has a classic cedar and tobacco scented bouquet, coiled up at first but unwinding nicely with aeration. The palate is medium-bodied with supple tannin that lend this a smooth texture. The acidity is nicely judged and, though the finish displays a tad too much new oak, that will be assimilated with bottle age. Cellar for two or three years. Tasted at the Cru Bourgeois tasting in London.
Wine Advocate
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The 2016 Bel Air Gloria (titled Château Bel Air until the 2014 vintage and changed because they are so numerous) has plenty of earthy black fruit on the nose, a little rustic perhaps but with decent fruit concentration. The palate is supple in the mouth with fine acidity, tobacco infusing the black fruit with a well balanced and quite supple finish. Enjoy this well-made Haut-Médoc from the Château Gloria team over the next 7-10 years.