Sociando-Mallet 1997 - Haut-Médoc

Sociando-Mallet 1997 - Haut-Médoc

At the origin of Château Sociando-Mallet: a Basque aristocrat in the 17th century, named "Sociondo", in the 18th, vines belonging to Miss Anne de "Sossiondo". This information was found in documents, and as you will have understood, over the years the name became "Sociando" following a spelling error.

At the end of the 18th century, Sociando was seized and then sold, until it came into the hands of Marie-Elisabeth Alaret in 1831, who married Achille Mallet, a naval captain. According to the custom of the time, it was appropriate to add her name to the estate, and thus was born "Sociando-Mallet" that you know today. The family remained the owner until 1878. The estate passed through the hands of several merchants, including Delor, before becoming the property of Jean Gautreau since 1969. It is his daughter who has since taken up the torch.

The great wine of the estate, of the same name, is full-bodied, with a dark and deep color. They deserve to age in the cellar for several years to reveal their full potential and develop harmony and complexity. The greatest vintages will last 30 years without any problem!

The 1997 vintage was well rated by critics, only RP gave it a lower score than the 1995 vintage, 87/100 but he tasted it in 2000, which did a disservice to this wine which improves wonderfully with age. Proof of this is J. Robinson, who tasted it about ten years later and gave it a score of 16.5/20, a little more than the 1995. According to his notes, the wine is rich and flattering, lively and complete.