Gloria Vintage:2008 fig and clove-scented bouquet with

fig and clove-scented bouquet with more freshness than the whole of Pomerol combined

The tannins are silky and polished throughout

While clearly firmly structured

this already feels opulent and luxurious

This is also quite floral with excellent ripeness but also fine freshness to the plum

Gloria Vintage:2008 fig and clove-scented bouquet withThe 2010 Gloria has a very attractive and quite intense bouquet with a surfeit of blackberry and wild strawberry scents, cedar and light seaweed coming through with aeration. The palate is very well balanced with supple but firm tannins framing the pure blackberry and bilberry fruit, laced with black pepper and clove. Very complex, very focused and very precise on the finish, this is an outstanding 2010 Saint Julien. Tasted blind at Farr Vintners 10