The first vines were planted here in the 1500s. In the 1760s Baron Jean-Baptiste de Saint-Pierre acquires and renames the estate Château Saint-Pierre. The Baron pours his fortune into viticultural and winemaking improvements. His heirs continue to re-invest and withstand the pressures of the French Revolution in 1789. By the 1820s, the wines are reported to be ‘vying with the best in the département’. Château Saint-Pierre becomes a fourth classified growth in 1855, at the top of its category. The wines are highly sought-after and command prices above that of their class over the next 50 years. Many years later, Henri Martin, son of a barrel-maker in the heart of Saint-Julien, dreams of one day owning a classified estate. The extraordinary success of his entrepreneurial creation, Château Gloria, enables him to realise his lifelong dream when he finally purchases and reunites vineyard, chateau and winery in 1982. Passed down to his daughter, the estate is today led by his children and grandchildren, the Triaud family.