"93 points. Excellent for the vintage." - James Suckling

Sociando-Mallet er grundlagt i 1633 og opkaldt efter to tidligere ejere. Da vinkøbmanden Jean Gautreau i 1969 tog over, var marker og bygninger i sørgelig stand. Vennerne Jean-Paul Gardère (Latour) og Jean-Michel Cazes (Lynch-Bages) fik overbevist den i dag pensionerede Jean Gautreau om de grusholdige markers exceptionelle beliggenhed, stik nord for nogle St-Estèphes topslotte. Resten er historie, og i dag drives vinslottet af datteren Sophie. 

Selvom Sociando-Mallet på flere områder er fulgt med tiden, hyldes slottet og vinen ofte af ”traditionalister”, der værdsætter elegance og finesse fremfor power og fylde. 

Ved køb af 6 flasker leveres vinen i original trækasse.

Anmeldelser af Chateau Sociando-Mallet Haut-Mèdoc 2017

93/100 James Suckling
"Freshness and brightness to this. Medium to full body with firm, juicy tannins. A little chewy now, but will come around nicely with bottle age. Excellent for the vintage."

91-93/100 Anthocyanes, Y. Castaing

92/100 Tastingbook.com

92/100 La Revue du Vin de France
"2017 is pleasant, fine, fresh and nicely balanced. A fairly accessible Sociando."

91/100 Vinous - Antonio Galloni
"The 2017 Sociando-Mallet has turned out well. Pliant and supple on the palate, the 2017 has quite a bit of aromatic complexity as well. I would prefer to drink it on the young side given its mid-weight structure. The 2017 is not quite as overt as it was en primeur, but it is impeccably balanced and very nicely done. Cool savory accents round out the finish."

91/100 Falstaff   
"Deep dark ruby garnet, violet reflections, delicate lightening of the edges, cassis with a delicate floral underlay, ripe cherries, a hint of blackberries, fresh orange zest. Medium-bodied, red currant, racy and freshly structured, integrated, fine tannins, salty, a lively accompaniment to food with aging potential."

91/100 VV Wine 
"Noble nose, stone, smoke, mint, herbs, dark cherries, shows depth and complexity. Firm attack, then spreads out, shows the teeth, clear tannins, very structured, the acidity is precise, gives a lot of freshness, powerful but not heavy, wonderful length on the finish."

91/100 Wine Enthusiast 
"This wine offers a blackberry fruit flavor framed by crisp acidity and fine-grained tannins. It has a dry core, with plenty of spice and fruit tones to broaden it out."

Om Château Sociando-Mallet

”Sociando is evidently of classified growth quality" / Stephen Brooks

Grand Vin: Château Sociando-Mallet, Haut-Médoc
2. Vin: La Demoiselle de Sociando-Mallet
Beliggenhed: Saint-Seurin-de-Cadourne, AOP Haut-Médoc 
Beplantet areal: 83 ha 
Plantede druesorter: 54% Merlot, 42% Cabernet Sauvignon, 4% Cabernet Franc
Fadmodning: 12 mdr. 100% ny barrique