2017 Château Sociando-Mallet

Community Tasting Notes (9) Avg Score: 89.5 points

• Options

  • Post a Comment
  • View Philip_Bundpropperne's profile
  • Report Issue

  12/23/2023 - Philip_Bundpropperne Likes this wine: 89 Points

  Rating: 3,9/5,0.

  Do you find this review helpful? Yes - No / Comment

• Options

  • Post a Comment
  • View penguinoid's profile
  • Report Issue

  7/12/2023 - penguinoid Likes this wine:

  OenoMacrowine conference gala dinner at Château Luchey-Halde (Château Luchey-Halde, Mérignac, Bordeaux, France): Medium(+) purple. Cassis/blackcurrant. Red and black plum. Gooseberry. Blackcurrant leaf. Cedar, tobacco. Lighter than the Lynch-Bages tasted just previously. Medium tannins, medium acidity. Smooth!

  Do you find this review helpful? Yes - No / Comment

• Options

  • Post a Comment
  • View Poussin's profile
  • Report Issue

  4/1/2023 - Poussin wrote: 89 Points

  Nose is fruit-forward with creamy mixed-berry compote over graphite, cigar wrapper and a note of toasted marshmallow. On the palate there is a definite step down in tannic concentration from the 2016 I had a couple of weeks ago. This 2017 is able to be popped and poured. There is, however, a wonderfully refreshing acidity here that makes the wine feel alive in the mouth. Quaffable and a pleasure - but not one for the long haul, in my view.

  Do you find this review helpful? Yes - No / Comment

• Options

  • Post a Comment
  • View penguinoid's profile
  • Report Issue

  1/28/2023 - penguinoid Likes this wine:

  Colour: medium(+) ruby
  Nose: intense, secondary, youthful. Cassis, blackcurrant, blackberry, maybe black plum. Cranberry. Rosehip. Menthol, blackcurrant leaf. Cedar, earth, leather, tobacco, rosemary, liquorice, sweet spice.
  Palate: dry, medium(+) tannins, medium acidity, medium alcohol (13%), medium bodied. Medium(+) intensity, medium length finish. Cassis, blackcurrant, blackberry, maybe black plum. Cranberry. Rosehip. Menthol -- cooling and fresh, blackcurrant leaf. Cedar, earth, leather, tobacco, rosemary, liquorice, sweet spice.
  Conclusions: very good to outstanding. Beautifully drinkable -- good, old-fashioned claret. Great with a roast rack of lamb. Can drink now, but suited to further ageing. Would love to revisit this in 10 years' time!
  Seal: natural cork

  Do you find this review helpful? Yes - No / Comment

• Options

  • Post a Comment
  • View sjw_11's profile
  • Report Issue

  9/29/2022 - sjw_11 wrote:

  Just a quick impression but this was very pleasant drinking. Red berries, a little cool but not too green, some spice. Drinking well at the moment though clearly no rush to finish them off.

  1 person found this helpful, do you? Yes - No / Comment

View all 9 Community Tasting Notes

Professional reviews have copyrights and you can view them here for your personal use only as private content. To view pro reviews you must either subscribe to a pre-integrated publication or manually enter reviews below. Learn more.