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Sociando Mallet 2010

RegionBordeaux
Subregion France > Bordeaux > Left Bank > Haut Médoc
ColourRed
TypeStill
Grape VarietyCabernet Sauvignon

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Tasting Notes

A very classic wine for patient connoisseurs, Sociando Mallet makes no compromises and continues to produce one of the finest wines among non-classified estates in Haut-Medoc. Dense purple to the rim, the opaque purple-colored 2010 offers up notes of graphite, blueberry and black raspberry fruit, a hint of cassis, some licorice and wet rocks. Deep, full-bodied and almost excruciatingly tannic, this full-throttle, balls-to-the-wall style of wine needs at least 8-10 years of cellaring and should keep for three decades or more.

91+
Robert Parker, Wine Advocate (205), March 2013

Deep garnet colored, the 2010 Sociando-Mallet charges out of the gate with open-knit, maturing scents of baked blackberries, warm cassis and plum preserves followed by notes of sandalwood, cedar chest and pencil shavings. Medium to full-bodied, the palate has a firm, grippy texture and bold freshness supporting the evolved, slightly drying fruit, finishing a bit chewy. 2020 - 2032

89
Lisa Perrotti-Brown MW, Wine Advocate (March 2020), March 2020

Lively and racy and with more than a hint of young oak! Sweet start and very polished palate. Chewy finish but with lots and lots of sweet fruit. Well done! Quite luscious, very like a fine St-Estèphe.

16.5
Jancis Robinson MW, JancisRobinson.com, April 2011
92
Tim Atkin MW, timatkin.com, April 2011

Great depth of fruit, deep ripeness and resonant flavours, fine texture and vigour, very good future. Drink 2015-25.

17
Steven Spurrier, Decanter.com, April 2011
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The classic 2010 displays everything one expects from this over-achieving Haut-Medoc. A dense purple color is followed by aromas of blueberries, black currants, graphite and crushed rocks, a layered, full-bodied mouthfeel, stunning concentration and sweet, more polished and refined tannins than are normally found in barrel samples of Sociando Mallet. This cuvee should last for 20-30 years.

91/93
Robert Parker, Wine Advocate (194), May 2011

The Sociando Mallet 2010 demonstrates quite a lot of extraction on the nose with scents of blackberry, black olive and tobacco, a little sweet cassis emerging with time. The palate has a fleshy, more Merlot-driven entry compared to its peers. There is plenty of weight here whilst the finish shows excellent delineation and focus. Very fine. Tasted January 2014.

91
Neal Martin, RobertParker.com, March 2014
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