Château Sociando-Mallet 2017 -STOCKTAKE- spätburgunder on the border with Meursault

on the border with Meursault

candied fruit still accompanies this strong character of a 40-year-old Armagnac

to search for moisture that rises from the deep layers through capillary action

fresh navel oranges

fresh cream

Château Sociando-Mallet 2017 -STOCKTAKE- spätburgunder on the border with MeursaultChteau Sociando Mallet may claim not to be "neither classified nor bourgeois", but it is still considered one of the best wines of the Haut Mdoc appellation. Its vineyard extends over an impressive area of 85 hectares composed of gravelly soil on a clay limestone subsoil where vines of Cabernet Sauvignon (55%), Merlot (40%) and Cabernet Franc (5%) are planted. The wines of the estate benefit from a traditional maturing period of 12 months in new