Chateau Sociando-Mallet label

Chateau Sociando-Mallet 2003

Red Wine

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Item# 1784-03

Winery Technical Data

Area: 90 hectares.
Soil: Gravel over a clay-limestone sub-soil.
Grape varieties: 55% Cabernet Sauvignon, 40% Merlot, 5% Cabernet Franc.
Density: 8,333 plants per hectare.
Yield: 55 hl/ha.
Other information: Low Guyot pruning, Traditional ploughing, Reasoned organic soil improvement.

Vinification

Manual harvesting in small crates with sorting of the grapes before destemming. Classical wine making with native yeasts in lined concrete and stainless steel vats, temperature controlled.
Vatting Period: 25 to 30 days.
Malolactic fermentation in vats, without addition of lactic bacterium.
Ageing in 100% new oak barrels over 12 months. Total ageing of 18 months.
Racking every 3 months, by the plug.