Château Sociando-Mallet

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Château Sociando-Mallet is an unclassed Bordeaux wine from the appellation Haut-Médoc. The winery is located on the Left Bank of France’s Bordeaux wine regions, in the commune of Saint-Seurin-de-Cadourne north of Saint-Estèphe. Despite its estimation as a producer of high quality wine, it was neither ranked in the Bordeaux Wine Official Classification of 1855 nor is it listed among Médoc's Cru Bourgeois.

The winery also produces a second wine named La Demoiselle de Mallet.

[edit] History

Situated on what was in 1633 the residence of a Basque nobleman named Sièvre Sociando, the first doccumentation of the estate mentions its nobles terres.[1][2] After its acquisition around 1850 by Madame Mallet, it was recorded in the 1883 edition of Cocks & Féret along with Château Verdignan as the leading cru of Saint-Seurin.[1]

Sociando-Mallet was a forgotten and derelict property of vastly reduced land by the time it was bought by Jean Gautreau, a négociant from Lesparre, in 1969.[1][2] The estate has since seen considerable expansion and modernisation, and enjoys high prices and a good reputation in today's wine market.[1][2]

[edit] Production

The vineyard area extends 50 hectares, with the grape varieties of 55% Cabernet Sauvignon, 40% Merlot and 5% Cabernet Franc. An average of 20,000 cases of the Grand vin are produced per year.[2]

[edit] References

  1. ^ a b c d Peppercorn, David (2003). Bordeaux. London: Mitchell Beazley, p.432. ISBN 1-84000-927-6. 
  2. ^ a b c d Kissack, Chris, thewinedoctor.com. Chateau Sociando-Mallet.
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