Chateau Sociando Mallet Vintage 2017 VINTAGE WINES 2018

Chateau Sociando Mallet Vintage 2017 VINTAGE WINES 2018Although Sociando Mallet was left out of the 1855 classification it is considered equal to many classed growths. A claaicaly structured wine with fine tannins and great ageing potential. Typical blend, Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, Cabernet Franc. 75cl bottle Abv 13% Bottle condition, capsule excellent, label excellent, wine level in neck. Tasting note 14. 09. 2025. Very dark in color. Opening very slowly and currently feeling rather closed overall. A

Matured in 30% new oak barrels

What a pleasure - not a wine I'd ever expected to try

A dry white wine with a luminous straw colour

With dense tannins and concentrated black fruits

produced from a single-vintage

75cl bottle Abv 14%

is made from a separate vineyard and thus is not really a second wine

of which Montrose was one

Known for being powerful and tannic when young combined with a tannic and powerful vintage makes this wine a potential blockbuster

A moderately good vintage for the region

but some time could help rid it of some lingering heat

Medium short finish