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| Community Tasting Notes (average 91.2 pts. and median of 91 pts. in 607 notes) - hiding notes with no text | | | Tasted by kevin h on 4/20/2024 & rated 91 points: Confirming that this is a very good wine in the context of this vintage. Still youthful, lots of ripe cassis fruit. Low acidity but enough lift to give it lift and focus and the tannins are well in check. Now or over the next couple of decades. (902 views) | | | Tasted by derrington on 4/20/2024 & rated 92 points: Dark and brooding, earth, blackberry, tar, licorice. (739 views) | | | Tasted by djhammond on 4/12/2024 & rated 92 points: Tasting profile is as per previous note from a year ago. Once again the finish is the barrier to a higher rating, being clipped and with very faint bitter notes. I am starting to suspect that this should be consumed over the next 5 years to enjoy it at its best. (1117 views) | | | Tasted by dwynne on 3/30/2024 & rated 94 points: Delicious and drinking wonderfully. Always a treat to enjoy well aged claret. (1151 views) | | | Tasted by ploher on 3/9/2024: Cassis and black berries, green bell pepper, cigar leafs, lots of blood / iron; on the palate gravel, earth, "dusty" texture, slightly drying, clearly old school bordeaux. Again lovely and a really successful 2003; no heat, nothing overdone, proper claret. 17.5/20 (1529 views) | | | Tasted by MichielV on 3/3/2024 & rated 91 points: W veal chop from grill on Sunday night. Very good bordeaux. But expected a bit more oomph. Great nose, color, balance. I would say that this is not getting better so you may as well drink. (1637 views) | | | Tasted by Bugiman on 3/3/2024 & rated 95 points: Perfectly ripe, great to drink now! (1474 views) | | | Tasted by garymouton on 2/27/2024 & rated 93 points: Slow ox 2h. bought on release. Tannins are fine and secondary notes have clearly emerged from the wine at this point but some light fruit tones remain with medium finish. A mature elegant wine. I think it will hold here for five years or so, but I wouldn't push much past that. Pretty amazing for a cru bourgeois twenty+ year old wine. (1552 views) | | | Tasted by thebonnydooner on 2/26/2024 & rated 91 points: Very tasty. Mature, complex and balanced. Decent fruit - cherry and plum. Lots of earth and a complex finish. Drinking very well. (1591 views) | | | Tasted by grossie on 2/25/2024: Great fruit. This one was a bit soft, starting to slide down the back side of the hill. (1392 views) | | | Tasted by buckeye76 on 2/17/2024 & rated 93 points: Still deep ruby red/purple color. Blackberries, black raspberries, currants, and hints of tobacco, licorice and floral in the nose. Lots of black fruits in the flavor, blackberries, black currants, black cherries and spice notes in the flavor. An elegant wine with nice depth and complexity. Medium to full bodied, well balanced and a long finish. Impressive, several years left in this bottle. 93/94 (1496 views) | | | Tasted by liber on 2/12/2024 & rated 92 points: 16th of 36, pnp, perfect cork and level, again delicious and in line with recent bottles last in July, scope to improve yet, 20+ years. F (17.5). (1472 views) | | | Tasted by BordeauxBoy on 1/28/2024 & rated 88 points: It's just OK...but nothing remarkable. Have owned and been well cellared since release. Fruit and terroir are still there now but no evidence yet of nice secondary flavors going. Not sure it will either. The oak seems to be overtaking the fruit in an astringent way unfortunately. I'd either drink now if looking for more fruit or try again in 10 years to see if it was able to mature more gracefully. (1849 views) | | | Tasted by peternelson on 1/14/2024 & rated 89 points: Although not a bad wine, this took a clear last place as being somewhat rustic and just not interesting (esp compared to Latour and Lafite). EWG retrospective tasting dinner at Conrad's (2110 views) | | | Tasted by jjct on 1/4/2024: Drinking very well now. (2210 views) | | | Tasted by rfarrar on 12/24/2023 & rated 94 points: AWESOME with Short Ribs, probably drank as well as it ever would.
wonder soft taste, with no Tannic burn. Fresh fruit with a Hint of earthyness (1830 views) | | | Tasted by kendrickbaker on 12/16/2023 & rated 91 points: Tasted a 2003 magnum that is “in the zone” and drinking about as well as it will. Vibrant purple color with a nose that is a bit dusty and invokes stewed fruit but good lively acidity supporting a rather generic plummy fruit and well integrated tannins (2039 views) | | | Tasted by jsebiri on 12/4/2023: Very nice, some secondary things going on , strong perfume of flowers and wine, very very nice. I think I am done with these , they were a fine juice. (2464 views) | | | Tasted by AndrewWill on 12/3/2023 & rated 95 points: A year later, this wine rates just as highly as my previous bottle. Exceptional claret for the price. (2241 views) | | | Tasted by GAET on 11/25/2023 & rated 92 points: 55% C.Sauvignon, 40% Merlot et 5% C.Franc
Bouchon non entamé
Robe : Noire, très légèrement orangée au niveau du disque. A l'agitation, de belles larmes se font jour.
Nez : Sur les fruits noirs, le café, les épices et une petite pointe de poivron rouge.
Bouche : On retrouve, les fruits noirs. La matière est bien présente, les tanins commencent à se fondre. Belle longueur en bouche. Beaucoup de plaisir, comme d'habitude !
Très bien + (2358 views) | | | Tasted by CarpeDiem! on 11/23/2023 & rated 93 points: Part of a 2020-1995 Verticale. Center court play, spot on maturity. In a "canicule" year the conservative SM approach clearly paid off, yielding a charming yet balanced SM, with lush fruit, chocolate, tobacco, fig and port notes. Drink now and over the coming 5 years. (1465 views) | | | Tasted by Golden Slope Climber on 11/8/2023 & rated 92 points: Medium-bodied wine with excellent balance and complexity. Very concentrated nose opening as fig, cassis and spice. Initially still cellar-cold, but developed secondary aromas of mint and herbs. Drinking well now with fruit, acidity and tannins in synch. I would drink the rest of my stash sooner rather than later. (2337 views) | | | Tasted by grossie on 10/25/2023 & rated 90 points: Drinking great. Power, but not over the top. Could use a bit more complexity to really push the score up. No hard edges. Really good wine (2259 views) | | | Tasted by mercurius on 10/21/2023: Past its prime but still good (2133 views) | | | Tasted by kevin h on 10/15/2023 & rated 90 points: First from a case just taken out of store. In youthful condition. Little fading. Nice nose with cassis and a hint of menthol and cumin. To taste, blackcurrant fruit, still young. Nice, one dimension, tannic and low acid profile. Still has plenty of upside. Should continue to improve for another decade yet. (2194 views) | | | Only displaying the 25 most recent notes - click to see all notes for this wine... |
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Vinous, Outsider Looking In: Sociando-Mallet 1982-2015 (March 2019) (3/1/2019)
(Sociando Mallet Sociando-mallet Red) Subscribe to see review text. | By Jancis Robinson, MW
JancisRobinson.com (10/1/2010)
(Ch Sociando Mallet Haut-Médoc Red) Subscribe to see review text. | By Jancis Robinson, MW
JancisRobinson.com (9/24/2009)
(Ch Sociando Mallet, Jean Gautreau Haut-Médoc Red) Subscribe to see review text. | By Jancis Robinson, MW
JancisRobinson.com (9/24/2009)
(Ch Sociando Mallet Haut-Médoc Red) Subscribe to see review text. | By Julia Harding, MW
JancisRobinson.com (1/23/2008)
(Ch Sociando Mallet Haut-Médoc Red) Subscribe to see review text. | By Gary Walsh
The WINEFRONT (8/31/2006)
(Chateau Sociando-Mallet) Subscribe to see review text. | By Stephen Tanzer
Vinous, May/June 2005, IWC Issue #120
(Chateau Sociando Mallet Haut Medoc) Subscribe to see review text. | By Jancis Robinson, MW
JancisRobinson.com (4/7/2005)
(Ch Sociando Mallet Haut-Médoc Red) Subscribe to see review text. | By Stephen Tanzer
Vinous, May/June 2004, IWC Issue #114
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| Château Sociando-Mallet Producer website - Read more about Sociando MalletRed Bordeaux BlendRed Bordeaux is generally made from a blend of grapes. Permitted grapes are Cabernet Sauvignon, Cabernet Franc, Merlot, Petit Verdot, Malbec and rarely Carménère.Today Carménère is rarely used, with Château Clerc Milon, a fifth growth Bordeaux, being one of the few to still retain Carménère vines. As of July 2019, Bordeaux wineries authorized the use of four new red grapes to combat temperature increases in Bordeaux. These newly approved grapes are Marselan, Touriga Nacional, Castets, and Arinarnoa.
Wineries all over the world aspire to making wines in a Bordeaux style. In 1988, a group of American vintners formed The Meritage Association to identify wines made in this way. Although most Meritage wines come from California, there are members of the Meritage Association in 18 states and five other countries, including Argentina, Australia, Canada, Israel, and Mexico.France Vins de France (Office National Interprofessionnel des Vins ) | Pages Vins, Directory of French Winegrowers | French Wine (Wikipedia)
Wine Scholar Guild vintage ratings
2018 vintage: "marked by a wet spring, a superb summer and a good harvest"
2019 vintage reports
2021: "From a general standpoint, whether for white, rosé or red wines, 2021 is a year marked by quality in the Rhône Valley Vineyards. Structured, elegant, fresh and fruity will be the main keywords for this new vintage."
2022 harvest: idealwine.info | wine-searcher.comBordeaux Bordeaux Wine Guide
Vins Bordeaux (Conseil Interprofessionnel du Vin de Bordeaux)
History of Bordeaux
History of 1855 Bordeaux Classification
"2009 is all about ripeness, with wines impressively packed with ripe fruit and high alcohol levels. They are showy, in-your-face, and full of pleasure. The 2010s have the fruit and alcohol levels of the 2009s, but with a compelling freshness on the finish that balances the fruit and provides a perfect sense of structure." - Ben Nelson
"2016 is a landmark vintage in certain spots of Bordeaux and it should be remembered as one of the most inspired campaigns of the last 40-50+ years." -Jon Rimmerman
"The quality of red Bordeaux in 2016 was universally lauded – although the response to the en primeur campaign was muted. Quantity was high too, with the equivalent of 770 million bottles of wine produced. An exceptionally dry summer with cool nights eventually, thanks to mid September rain, resulted in small, thick-skinned, ripe grapes, and the wines are marked by high tannin and acidity, with superb aromatic fragrance." - Jancis Robinson
"2017 was complicated, but there are some excellent wines. Expect plenty of freshness and drinkability from wines that will offer excellent value, and others that will rival 2016 in terms of ripeness and ageability. But they are likely to be the exception not the rule, making careful selection key." - Jane Anson
"In the past, a vintage such as 2022 may have been overripe, raisined and low in acidity but 2022 had a sneaky little reservoir in its back pocket - a near perfect marriage of cool/cold/rain the previous winter and the previous vintage that literally soaked the soils (a key to why 2022 is not 2003...or 1893)." - Jon RimmermanMédoc Vins du Médoc (Conseil des Vins du Médoc) - Read More about the Medoc
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The eight precisely defined appellations of the whole of the Médoc (from Blanquefort Brook to the north of the Bordeaux built-up area, almost to the Pointe de Grave) may claim the Médoc appellation. But there is also a specific territory in the north of the peninsula which produces exclusively wines with this appellation. In the great majority, the Médocs come from the north of the peninsula. The great individuality of this region is that the number of vines has increased more recently here than elsewhere, apart from a few isolated spots where vines have grown for many years. Today, the size of the small estate has brought about the development of a powerful co-operative movement. Four co-operatives out of five belong to the group called Unimédoc which ensures aging, bottling and marketing a large proportion of their wines.Haut-Médoc Read more about Haut Medoc and its wines Long-standing fame The legally created division into Médoc and Haut-Médoc dates from 1935. But as long ago as 1815 a Chartrons broker, whose word carried weight, spoke of great red wines in the Haut-Médoc, so recognizing the high quality successfully achieved by this region's growers in the eighteenth century. The same Bordeaux broker revealed that the business world of the Chartrons and the great Bordeaux proprietors had established a sort of league-table of the parishes in which the vine-growing communes of today's Haut-Médoc appellation showed up well.
The Haut-Médoc appellation stretches over some thirty seven miles from north to south, from Saint-Seurin de Cadourne to Blanquefort. Within this area, certain zones produce wines exclusively with the Haut-Médoc appellation. It has terroirs of remarkable quality. And although we may note a certain predominance of layers of gravel (essentially Garonne gravel) from the Quaternary, all these sites are characterized by their wide diversity. Today in the southernmost communes of the appellation, the suburbs of Bordeaux, numerous vineyards which existed at the beginning of the twentieth century have disappeared, victims of urban expansion. But the vines live on... because man has retained his devotion to them.
The astonishing variety of different terroirs, the result of the very extent of the area, explains the diversity of Haut-Médoc wines, a fact which is rare within one and the same appellation.
But, over and above the differences, linked to this mosaic of climatic and geological influence, all these wines have the same family traits of character.
Alert and lively, full-bodied without being too powerful, and harmoniously balanced, they acquire a rare bouquet over the years.
In order to have the right to the Haut-Médoc appellation of controlled origin, red wines must:
- come from the communes of Blanquefort, Le Taillan, Parempuyre, Le Pian, Ludon, Macau, Arsac, Labarde, Cantenac, Margaux, Avensan, Castelnau, Soussans, Arcins, Moulis, Listrac, Lamarque, Cussac, Saint-Laurent de Médoc, Saint-Julien, Pauillac, Saint-Sauveur, Cissac, Saint-Estèphe, Vertheuil, Saint-Seurin de Cadourne "excluding all the parcels situated on recent alluvium and sand on impermeable subsoils",
- satisfy precise production conditions : grape-varieties (Cabernet-Sauvignon, Cabernet-Franc, Carmenère, Merlot Noir, Petit Verdot, Cot or Malbec), minimum of sugar (178 grammes - 6.27 oz. - per litre of must) degree (an acquired 10°5) base yield (48 hectolitres per hectare).
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