This wine presented as a lesser vintage of Château Sociando-Mallet, a Bordeaux Médoc producer that is typically very good. The wine has aromas of wood and blackcurrant, with some subtlety and effort required to find them. The palate is tannic and lacking in fruit intensity, while it finishes with reasonable but not long length. With notes such as these, it does occur that this may be a bad bottle. However, it is also the only bottle tasted and it is better to “tell it as it is”. This approach avoids unconsciously biasing a “correct” view that has not been observed. Indeed, if my bottle is bad, there may be more for others to find. Overall, this is a modest vintage of Sociando-Mallet that can be approached now and might soften with a few more years. Rating: Good (★★★, 87 points). Website: Chàteau Sociando-Mallet. Tasted: January 2024.
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