Chateau Sociando-Mallet 2012
- Producer Chateau Sociando-Mallet
- Country France
- Region Bordeaux
- Appellation Haut-Medoc
- UPC 0 15643 42681 0
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Item# 1784-12
James Suckling
90pt
Robert Parker
90pt
Wine Spectator
88-91pt
Tasting notes
The wines of Sociando-Mallet are characterized by a very deep and dark colour, complex aromas of little red fruits and a well-integrated fine oaky touch. They are by tradition long-keeping wines.
The wines are full-bodied, straight and elegant, with a lot of freshness and depth.
Vinification
Manual harvesting in small crates with sorting of the grapes before de-stemming.
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 during 12 months. Total ageing of 18 months.
Racking every 3 months, by the plug.
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 during 12 months. Total ageing of 18 months.
Racking every 3 months, by the plug.
Winery Technical Data
OWNER: Jean GAUTREAU, since 1969
SURFACE AREA: The vineyard covers 90 hectares
SOIL AND SUB SOIL: Gravel over a clay-limestone sub-soil
GRAPE VARIETIES: 55 % Cabernet Sauvignon, 40 % Merlot, 5 % Cabernet Franc
AVERAGE AGE OF THE VINE: 30 years
DENSITY OF PLANTATION: 8,333 plants per hectare
OTHER INFORMATIONS ABOUT THE VINEYARD: Low Guyot pruning
Traditional ploughing
Reasoned organic soil improvement
AVERAGE YIELD: 55 hi/ha.
SURFACE AREA: The vineyard covers 90 hectares
SOIL AND SUB SOIL: Gravel over a clay-limestone sub-soil
GRAPE VARIETIES: 55 % Cabernet Sauvignon, 40 % Merlot, 5 % Cabernet Franc
AVERAGE AGE OF THE VINE: 30 years
DENSITY OF PLANTATION: 8,333 plants per hectare
OTHER INFORMATIONS ABOUT THE VINEYARD: Low Guyot pruning
Traditional ploughing
Reasoned organic soil improvement
AVERAGE YIELD: 55 hi/ha.
