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LOT 221

Lot 221

CHÂTEAU SOCIANDO-MALLET 2005 (6) WA 93+

CHÂTEAU SOCIANDO-MALLET 2005 (6) WA 93+
Lot 221 Details
CHÂTEAU SOCIANDO-MALLET 2005

Haut-Médoc.
1 x scraped label. 1 x scuffed label

It’s hard not to admire the brilliant Jean Gautreau, who has run this great terroir and estate (just to the north of St-Estèphe’s Château Montrose) with meticulous perfection for decades. The 2005 is a blend of 55% Cabernet Sauvignon, 40% Merlot and the rest Cabernet Franc. Offering beautifully sweet crème de cassis and blueberries, this is concentrated essence of blue and black fruits, with some underlying minerality, a medium to full-bodied mouthfeel, and stunning texture, length and purity. This is superb Sociando Mallet, with surprisingly sweet tannin, which is even more remarkable in this vintage of high and occasionally hard tannins. Give it another 4-5 years of cellaring, and drink it over the following 30 years. June 2015 Drink: 2019-2050 WA 93+

6 bts.    per lot $400 - $600

Realised: $900
Price Includes Buyer's Premium ?

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