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1996 Château Sociando-Mallet Cuvée Jean Gautreau
Red Bordeaux Blend
- France
- Bordeaux
- Médoc
- Haut-Médoc
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Community Tasting Notes 13
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doctornoah wrote: flawed
April 8, 2023 - corked, badly
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2 Utes Likes this wine: 94 points
September 15, 2022 - Beautiful bottle. This one I drank utilizing my Coravin. I had it over several months. This one has some life to it. I almost gave it a bit higher score. Lovely bouquet with dark currant, tar and black cherry. Enjoy.
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angryphoton Likes this wine: 91 points
August 16, 2021 - A bit on the leaner side, lots of acidity. Fruit is a tad too subdued to merit a higher score. Great with rich food (steak).
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slapsht007 Likes this wine: 90 points
July 24, 2021 - A little herbaceous to the nose and at first on the palette. But that quickly is replaced with flavors of dark fruit with some tobacco, cooking spices, and anise. Finish is a little thin but lasting, if that makes sense. Enjoyable.
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aagrawal wrote: 93 points
December 25, 2020 - Significant amount of sediment despite ~2 weeks standing. Deep ruby, more youthful than its age; aromatic, black fruited but with plenty of green bell pepper, slight menthol, intoxicating aromas; palate is full bodied but with excellent elegance, low 12.5% alcohol, medium-plus fresh acidity throughout which is balanced, black fruits are rounded and just a touch polished but not overripe, finish is medium-long. With air I get a bit of tobacco on the nose too. A really lovely Bordeaux, a bit better than my bottle last year. 93
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Wine Definition
- Vintage 1996
- Type Red
- Producer Château Sociando-Mallet
- Varietal Red Bordeaux Blend
- Designation Cuvée Jean Gautreau
- Vineyard n/a
- Country France
- Region Bordeaux
- SubRegion Médoc
- Appellation Haut-Médoc
- UPC Code 3428431301102
Community Holdings
- Pending Delivery 0 (0%)
- In Cellars 98 (64%)
- Consumed 54 (36%)
Food Pairing
Community Recommendations
Beef, Lamb shanks, VenisonWho Likes This Wine
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- ProducerChâteau Sociando-Mallet
- VarietyRed Bordeaux Blend
- CountryFrance
- RegionBordeaux
- SubRegionMédoc
- AppellationHaut-Médoc
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