Château Sociando-Mallet

Located in the heart of the Haut Médoc appellation, the Château Sociando Mallet is without doubt one of the best Médoc wines, although it is not a Classified Growth because of its late creation and is no longer believed. Exceptional bourgeois by choice, it is a Haut Médoc apart, a wine out of classification, a pearl of connoisseurs. Today, the 83-hectare vineyard around the Château produces 450,000 bottles annually of Château Sociando Mallet and its second wine, La Demoiselle de Sociando Mallet. The average 35-year-old vineyard is planted with 42% Cabernet Sauvignon, 54% Merlot and 4% Cabernet Franc. Château Sociando Mallet produces full-bodied wines with a deep, dark color. A bouquet dominated by notes of red fruits and fine woody tips. Viriles in their youth, complex and harmonious older, we love the freshness and length they show. Traditionally long-term, the best vintages will drink perfectly after more than 30 years of cellar. Produced by the youngest vines of the Château, the Demoiselle de Sociando Malllet is made of 50% Merlot. This wine receives the same care as the first wine of Château Sociando Mallet throughout its creation. The freshness and fruitiness of Merlot make it pleasant to drink in its early years, particularly suitable for fish and shellfish. 12Bouteilles offers you a selection of the best vintages of Sociando Mallet and its second wine, La Demoiselle de Sociando Mallet.The genesis of Château Sociando Mallet, Jean Gautreau’s favorite: Jean Gautreau, born in 1972, in a family totally foreign to the world of wine was an accomplished sportsman since he will reach the semi finals of Rolland Garos in Junior at the age of 18 years. It was 27 years in 1957 that he decided to create his own trading company, taking advantage of the sharp rise in prices of Bordeaux wines. He prospects Belgium and the Netherlands, where he strongly develops his business. It is in 1969 in the municipality of Saint-Seurin-de-Cadourne in Haut Médoc that he discovers the area of ​​Sociando Mallet in poor condition, but for which he has a heart and decides to acquire it for the sum of 250,000 francs. The vineyard was only 5 hectares and all the vineyards were in bad condition. But the refurbishment of the facilities and two vintages later, the potential of the estate was fully revealed. He never stops expanding the Château’s vineyard and looking for the best quality.