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Tasting notes
Score 93/100 · Drink 2019-2030, Neal Martin, Mar 2019

The 2001 Sociando-Mallet is a blend of 55% Cabernet Sauvignon, 40% Merlot and 5% Cabernet Franc picked between September 26 and October 12. This vintage was highly rated, and I can understand why. It has a very open, expressive bouquet of blackberry, briar, sandalwood and a touch of wild fennel that keeps drawing you in. The youthful palate is medium-bodied with fine tannin, and the long, tender raspberry- and Chinese-five-spice-tinged finish is a treat. This is certainly one of the most elegant Sociando-Mallets. Enjoy it over the next decade. Tasted at the vertical tasting at Sociando-Mallet.

Critic scores

Critic scores
90
90/100

Average Score

93
93/100

Robert Parker

85
84-86/100

Robert Parker

More reviews and scores

90 points
Jeff Leve, The Wine Cellar Insider
Score 90/100 · Jeff Leve, The Wine Cellar Insider, May 2013

17 points
Jancis Robinson MW
Score 17/20 · Drink 2013-2029, Jancis Robinson MW, Sep 2009

Dark crimson. Thick and sweet and flattering. Very unlike most 2001s! The J Gautreau philosophy seems to work pretty well for 2001 – though there is still rather an excess of acidity and tannin at the moment. And it's slightly raw at the moment. Especially on the finish. (JR)

13.5 points
Jancis Robinson MW
Score 13.5/20 · Drink 2010-2012, Jancis Robinson MW, Nov 2007

Warm, sweet and lightly oaky on the nose. Quite an inky palate. Not really together – slightly overoaked? Uncomfortable to taste at present. (JR)

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Sociando Mallet
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Product details

Grape Blend

Merlot, Cabernet Sauvignon

Colour

Red

Taste

Dry

Alcohol ABV%

12.5%

Classification

Cru Bourgeois

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