Tasting Notes

ABV:

13.5 %

Notes

From and exceptional gravel terroir to the north of Calon Segur and enjoying a direct view over the Gironde, Sociando Mallet has a loyal following, built up on a reputation of producing long-term, sophisticated wines that can match the far more glamorous names from St Estephe, Pauillac and St Julien. The 2010 possesses a cabernet dominated nose, packed with pencil shavings and stoney minerality. This is a modern style for Sociando Mallet, packed with plush, bright cherry fruit, raspberries, heady hedgerow fruit; a panoply of ripe berry fruit and fine grained tannins.

Critics score

Score:

100

Source:

Neal Martin, Vinous

Date:

04/2020

Notes

The 2010 Sociando Mallet has a well defined, pure bouquet with blackberry, bilberry and light estuarine scents that gently waft from the glass. The palate is medium-bodied with grainy tannins, a fine bead of acidity and good weight. It just needs more complexity and terroir expression on the finish. Give this another two or three years. This is one wine where I have encountered better bottles. Tasted blind at Farr Vintners 10-Year On Bordeaux horizontal.

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