Château Bel Air Gloria

93 PTS WINE ADVOCATE. One their finest in the last decade, the '09 Ch Gloria, has a bouquet of black fruits, Christmas spices, licorice and Provencal herbs; fuller-bodied; may be value of the vintage.

85-88 PTS WINE SPECTATOR. The '07 Ch Gloria has aromas of blackberries and fresh herbs follow through to a medium body, with round tannins and a medium finish.

89-91 PTS WINE SPECTATOR. The '06 Ch Gloria has lots of rich fruit, with fresh plum, coffee and berry character; full-bodied; well structured; the best Gloria in a long time.

87 PTS WINE SPECTATOR Medium bodied, with fine tannins and a delicate finish.

90-92 PTS ROBERT PARKER, JR. The '05 Ch Gloria reveals a big, sweet perfume of black olives, black cherries, cassis, spice box, and cedar; boasting terrific fruit and more power than usual.

85-88 PTS WINE SPECTATOR. The '04 Ch Gloria is tight, verging on lean, but there's clean fruit and minerally character underneath. Medium-bodied, with firm tannins.

90 PTS ROBERT PARKER, JR. The '03 Ch Gloria is a sexy, smoky nose of tapenade, black cherry jam, cedar, and Asian spices; reveals broad, expansive flavors, medium to full body; sleeper of the vintage.

88 PTS ROBERT PARKER, JR. The elegant, tasty, medium to full-bodied '01 Ch Gloria, cru bourgeois possess aromas of cedar wood, black currants, licorice, and a hint of tapee; soft, lovely texture.