Description
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. Robert Parker
- Alcohol %: 13%
- Decant Time: 1 hour
- Taste: cassis, blackberry, earth, tobacco, herbs, minerality, oak
- Food Matching: grilled lamb chops, beef stew, mature cheeses, roasted duck
- Grape Variety:
Cabernet Sauvignon
: 55%,
Merlot
: 40%,
Cabernet Franc
: 5%,
Tasting note
2005 年的瑪利城堡是一款酒體豐滿的紅酒，顏色深邃。其複雜的香氣以黑色水果為主，包括黑加侖和黑莓，並伴有泥土、煙草和草本植物的氣息。酒中的礦物質感和精緻的橡木味增添了其優雅感。這款酒初期強勁而“陽剛”，隨著時間的推移，酒體變得更加平衡和複雜，展現出清新、直接的風格和極佳的餘韻。由 55% 赤霞珠、40% 梅洛和 5% 品麗珠混釀而成，是上梅多克工藝的極佳範例。
The 2005 Chateau Sociando-Mallet is a full-bodied wine with a deep, dark color. Its complex bouquet is dominated by black fruit aromas, including cassis and blackberry, complemented by earthy notes, tobacco, and herbs. The wine's minerality and well-integrated oak add to its elegance. Initially robust and 'virile,' this wine gains balance and complexity with age, offering a fresh, straightforward profile and a wonderful length. Produced from a blend of 55% Cabernet Sauvignon, 40% Merlot, and 5% Cabernet Franc, it is a superb example of Haut-Medoc craftsmanship.
