Gloria 2017 has been released at €25.80 per bottle ex-negociant, down 14% on the 2016’s opening price of €30. It is being offered by the trade at £315 per 12×75.
At this price, it is positioned above many of the ‘off’ back vintages, but below the ‘greats’. Its score of 89-92 from Neal Martin places it somewhere in the middle, and the critic hinted at an upgrade: “It actually ends much better than it begins so I will expand my banded score to indicate potential upgrade in quality.”
His Vinous colleague Antonio Galloni rated it slightly higher. He scored it 91-94, calling it “one of the most compelling values in all of Bordeaux”. Liv-ex members appear to agree. In a survey, they voted it among the top ten wines of the vintage below £500.
Buyers with an eye for value do, however, have a number of options among the back vintages. The similarly scored 2008 is close in price and comes with nearly a decade in bottle. Both the 2014 and 2015 are scored higher and priced lower.
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