The 1969 Château Gloria, a classic Saint-Julien Bordeaux, would present as a mature, complex wine with evolved black fruit (cassis, plum), hints of cedar, tobacco, and smoke, balanced by firm yet fine tannins, vibrant acidity, and a long, nuanced finish with potential touches of salinity, offering a rich yet elegant, often "funky" and integrated experience typical of well-aged Left Bank claret, despite its unclassified status, thanks to owner Henri Martin's clever vineyard assembly.