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1996 Chateau Sociando-Mallet
- Haut-Medoc, France
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- Avg Price (ex-tax)
- $ 90 / 750ml
- Red - Savory and Classic
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Critic tasting note: "Classic, old school styled wine, with firm, strict tannins and a strong, cedar, tobacco, leaf, green pepper and cassis nose. Full bodied, but with an austere, stiff leaning, you can either drink this now, or age it further, for more secondary character." - 90/100, Jeff Leve, The Wine Cellar Insider
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$531.23
$44.27 / 750ml
Buyer's premium 21%
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1996 Case of 12 Btls
Chateau Sociando Mallet, Red, Haut Medoc
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$921.00
$76.75 / 750ml
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1996 Case of 12 Btls
Chateau Sociando-Mallet, Haut-Medoc - [[pre-arrival]], Bordeaux, France
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$955.00
$79.58 / 750ml
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1996 Case of 12 Btls
1996 Chateau Sociando-Mallet Haut-Medoc
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$1,020.00
$85.00 / 750ml
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1996 Case of 12 Btls
1996 Chateau Sociando-Mallet Haut-Medoc 750ml, Red, Bordeaux, Case of 12
The Wine Connection, San Diego
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$1,058.85
$88.24 / 750ml
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1996 Case of 12 Btls
1996 Chateau Sociando-Mallet, Haut-Medoc
Larchmont Wine & Liquor
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$1,060.00
$88.33 / 750ml
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1996 Case of 12 Btls
1996 Chateau Sociando-Mallet Haut-Medoc
Saratoga Wine Exchange
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$1,199.28
$99.94 / 750ml
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1996 Case of 12 Btls
Chateau Sociando-Mallet Haut Medoc, France, Bordeaux
Raeders Fine Wines & Liquors
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$99.99
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1996 Bottle (750ml)
Chateau Sociando-Mallet - Haut-Medoc 1996 (750ml)
Grand Vin Wine Merchants US
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$699.00
$104.85 / 750ml
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Pre Arrival
1996 5ltr
Sociando Mallet 1996 (5.0L), [Pre-Arrival], Haut-Medoc
Aabalat Fine & Rare Wines
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$882.89
$132.43 / 750ml
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En Primeur/Futures
1996 5ltr
1996 Sociando Mallet - Haut Medoc (Pre-arrival) (5L) (en primeur)
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Highlights
- From Haut-Medoc, France
- Avg. Price (ex-tax) $ 90 / 750ml
- Red Wine – Savory and Classic
- Bordeaux Blend Red
- Pairs well with Beef and Venison
Winery
Château Sociando-Mallet is a wine estate located in the northern Médoc (the wines are bottled under Haut-Médoc appellation), and generally regarded as the equal of many classed growths. Although not featured in the 1855 Bord...
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About the Product
- Region or Appellation
- Drinking Window
- 2007-2028
Analytical Data
- Sweetness
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Dry
- Blend
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Merlot, Cabernet Sauvignon & Cabernet Franc
Production Attributes
- Maturation
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Oaked
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Cork
- Harvest Notes
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The grape harvest lasts about 3 weeks. The order of picking depends on the grape variety, the age of the vines, and the specific plot. The entire vineyard is harvested by hand into small crates by a team of 120 pickers. The bunches arrive at the cellar in perfect condition.
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- Winemaking
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Sociando Mallet is vinified traditionally. Only native yeast and bacteria naturally present on the grapes and at the estate are used. Sociando-Mallet has stainless steel and concrete vats, both of which are temperature-controlled. Once the wine is put into vat, the crushed grapes start to ferment thanks to the presence of yeast. The skins and pips float to the surface and form a cap above the must (fermenting grape juice). The vats are pumped over daily to extract colouring matter and aromas from this cap. Pumping over consists in spraying the cap with must taken from the bottom of the vat.
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- Ageing
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For the first 3 or 4 months, the barrels are kept with a glass bung on top. As the new oak absorbs a lot of wine at the beginning of ageing, the amount that evaporates is replaced twice a week in a process called topping up. After this period, we close the barrels with a wooden bung and we store it “bung on the side» to limit the evaporation and protect the wine from oxidation. La Demoiselle is aged for 15 months and Sociando-Mallet for 18 months before bottling at the château. Special attention is paid to the quality of the corks, which are purchased according to strict specifications. They must be good enough to ensure perfect ageing for long periods, sometimes more than 40 years.
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- Producer Tasting Notes
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Château Sociando-Mallet produces full-bodied wines with a deep, dark colour. Their complex bouquet is usually dominated by black fruit aromas with a touch of minerality and well-integrated, elegant oak. Often somewhat "virile" when young, the wines gain in balance and complexity with age. They are fresh, straightforward, and have a wonderful length.
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About the Wine
Suggested Dishes to Pair With This Wine
- Steak frites Main Course
- Minute steak with fries
- Contains: beef steak
- French
- Steak Sandwich Main Course
- Contains: beef steak, bread
- Western
- Lamb rack with herb crust Main Course
- Contains: savoury herbs
- Western
- Linconshire Poacher Cheese Course
- British
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1996 vintage
90 / 100
9 scores
95 - 100
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90 - 94
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85 - 89
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80 - 84
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75 - 79
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When to drink: 2007 to 2028
1996 Vintage
Tasted: Dec 2017
Classic, old school styled wine, with firm, strict tannins and a strong, cedar, tobacco, leaf, green pepper and cassis nose. Full bodied, but with an austere, stiff leaning, you can either drink this now, or age it further, for more secondary character.
For completeness we may include critic scores in our aggregation that we do not display.
User Ratings
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18 ratings
Rate 1996 Chateau Sociando-Mallet
Fair
1996 Vintage Saved: 29-Sep-2023
tolle Nase. Körper zu leicht. über seine Zenit.
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91 / 100
$ 59
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2022
93 / 100
$ 46
2021
90 / 100
$ 42
2020
91 / 100
$ 47
2019
91 / 100
$ 50
2018
91 / 100
$ 57
2017
90 / 100
$ 47
2016
92 / 100
$ 61
2015
90 / 100
$ 51
2014
91 / 100
$ 52
2013
88 / 100
$ 34
2012
89 / 100
$ 59
2011
89 / 100
$ 60
2010
90 / 100
$ 70
2009
91 / 100
$ 87
2008
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2007
88 / 100
$ 49
2006
90 / 100
$ 56
2005
91 / 100
$ 123
2004
90 / 100
$ 71
2003
91 / 100
$ 67
2002
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2001
90 / 100
$ 88
2000
90 / 100
$ 115
1999
90 / 100
$ 98
1998
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1997
89 / 100
$ 66
1996
90 / 100
$ 90
1995
90 / 100
$ 103
1994
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1993
88 / 100
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1992
87 / 100
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1991
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1990
92 / 100
$ 201
1989
89 / 100
$ 116
1988
88 / 100
$ 98
1987
87 / 100
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1986
92 / 100
$ 123
1985
89 / 100
$ 126
1984
83 / 100
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1983
89 / 100
$ 130
1982
91 / 100
$ 226
1981
86 / 100
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1980
87 / 100
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1979
85 / 100
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1978
85 / 100
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1977
79 / 100
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1976
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1974
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81 / 100
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1972
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1969
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1996 Vintage: Bordeaux Learn more
Vintage quality: Legendary
Current condition: Ready to drink
The 1996 vintage for Bordeaux was extremely good.
A mild winter and moved to a warm spring with March bringing significant heat. May was cool heating up again in June before taking another dip in early July. Late July, early August saw temperatures pick up again bef...
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