Chateau Sociando Mallet 2003 Thursday, Aug 31 2006
Tasting Notes and France and Bordeaux and Variety and Red and cabernet et al
I had intended to grab a bottle of 2003 Grand Puy Lacoste but I could not pry the wooden case open using only my bare hands - not for want of trying - so I grabbed this Haut Medoc instead. I am a bugger for trying stuff as soon as I can. I like to form my own opinion of them as young wines. It is costly and most likely foolish but sometimes someone has to take one for the team. The last Sociando I had recently was the ‘85 which at twenty years is still drinking very well.
Aromas of blackberry/raspberry, mineral, flowers, aniseed and toasty pencilly oak. Nice smelling wine. On the palate flavours of blackberry/raspberry, cedar, pencil and a handful of dried herbs. Fine but firm strong tannins and quite fresh and lively. Linear palate - no flush of fruit or fatness. Strong finish. This should turn out to be a beauty.
Rated : 93+ Points
Tasted : Aug06
Alcohol : 13%
Price : $70
Closure : Cork
Drink : 2013 - 2023+
Source : www.winestar.com.au
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2 Responses to “Chateau Sociando Mallet 2003”
September 1st, 2006 at 10:18 am
Wow big score and biggish wine.
Actually wished you’d ripped the top off the 2003 GPL box as, like you my ‘03GPL have arrived and would be interested in a TN. There has been quite some variation in the TN’s on this wine. Started off with some big scores and excellent written write ups early in the tasting then just prior to bottling the write ups were much less enthusiastic. So would be interested to see if they deleted some more lesser puncheons prior to bottling.
September 1st, 2006 at 10:26 am
It is not that big ..the 2000 is bigger I reckon.
I’ll open a GPL sometime in the next few weeks. I have already snapped the wood on one corner so may as well continue….and remember
Parker is THE expert on Bordeaux (for my tastes).
GW