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SOCIANDO MALLET Haut-Médoc Bordeaux rouge 1986
  • SOCIANDO MALLET Haut-Médoc Bordeaux rouge 1986
  • SOCIANDO MALLET Haut-Médoc Bordeaux rouge 1986
SOCIANDO MALLET Haut-Médoc Bordeaux rouge 1986

Bordeaux red Haut-Médoc

€57,00 / 75cl inc. VAT | Limited availability

Upon opening, this 1986 Sociando Mallet displays an elegant tertiary complexity, where cedar and fine spices mingle with notes of undergrowth and leather. The palate, with beautiful poise and surprising freshness for its forty years, reveals ripe black fruit, all in finesse. A wine that serenely expresses the maturity and structure conferred by this vintage.

Format:
Producer:Chateau Sociando-Mallet
Appellation: Haut-Médoc
Region: Bordeaux
Country: France
Grape varieties: Bordeaux Blend Red
Alcohol: 12.5
Color: Red
Condition: Perfect

91

Vinous Tasting Note

The 1986 Sociando-Mallet was picked between September 30 and October 11 and is a blend of 54% Cabernet Sauvignon, 41% Merlot and 5% Cabernet Franc and Petit Verdot. It has a perfumed nose of potpourri, lavender, red fruit and a touch of wild fennel. It does not quite have the bucolic charm of the 1985, but it is still respectable. The fresh palate is medium-bodied with fine tannin, a ferrous midpalate and impressive tension and vigor toward the finish. A pinch of white pepper lingers on the aftertaste, completing what is a very decent 1986 Sociando-Mallet that continues to drink well. Tasted at the vertical tasting at Sociando-Mallet.

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