Gloria 2000 150cl

I arrived in Hong Kong and my girlfriend already organized a dinner at 8 ½ restaurant in Central. This is the only Michelin three star Italian restaurant on the island. But she has a magnum of 2000 Gloria in hand instead of Italian wine! Who is going to complain? We ordered a grilled rib eye for two to go with our beautiful red. It was Australian grain feed wagyu that had been aged six weeks. It really did melt in your mouth. Served it with a simple spinach salad. Anyway, the wine improved from the minute it was decanted, showing a full and velvety palate with soft textured tannins and wet earth and minerals with plum flavors. There were some dried herbs too. It was round and delicious. 92 points.

This beautiful Bordeaux fruit bomb offers abundant notes of black currants, herbs, cherries, cedar, and spice box. Fleshy and medium to full-bodied with no hard edges, the 2000 Gloria is a total thrill to consume. Enjoy it over the next decade, perhaps longer.