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Sociando Mallet (Damaged Label) 2008
HED99794
75 cl
£40.00
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Vinous
The 1986 Sociando-Mallet was picked between September 30 and October 11 and is a blend of 54% Cabernet Sauvignon, 41% Merlot and 5% Cabernet Franc and Petit Verdot. It has a perfumed nose of potpourri, lavender, red fruit and a touch of wild fennel. It does not quite have the bucolic charm of the 1985, but it is still respectable. The fresh palate is medium-bodied with fine tannin, a ferrous midpalate and impressive tension and vigor toward the finish. A pinch of white pepper lingers on the aftertaste, completing what is a very decent 1986 Sociando-Mallet that continues to drink well. Tasted at the vertical tasting at Sociando-Mallet. - Neil Martin - The 2008 Sociando-Mallet has a ripe, candied bouquet of lavish black cherry and boysenberry fruit, lacking a little definition but still attractive in a slightly obvious way. The palate is medium-bodied with succulent red berry fruit and a little saline in style. The sappy, slightly smudged finish needs to muster more delineation and focus. This might improve in bottle, so don’t be afraid to wait another couple of years. Tasted blind at Farr Vintners’ 10-Year On tasting.
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