La Demoiselle de Sociando-Mallet Haut-Mèdoc 2020

"92-93 points. Full and velvety with so much fruit and intensity" - 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. 

Anmeldelser af La Demoiselle de Sociando-Mallet Haut-Mèdoc 2020

92-93/100 James Suckling
"This is full and velvety with so much fruit and intensity. Ripe tannins give this nice form and plushness with plenty of fruit in the center palate. Second wine of Sociando-Mallet."

90/100 Jeff Leve, The Wine Cellar Insider
"Soft, round, lush, fruity and polished, the wine is forward, medium-bodied and already expressive with its dark red fruits, spice and tobacco character. Enjoy this while waiting for the Grand Vin to develop."

90/100 Izak Litwar
"87% Merlot + 13% Cabernet Sauvignon. Second wine of Sociando Mallet. There is over 20% more Merlot in the blend than the 2018 vintage. Blackcurrants and cherries covered with chocolate on the nose, lively, well-knitted on the palate with a silky texture, delicate balance and persistent finish. 90p."

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