Château Sociando Mallet 1989 SD
The 1989 Château Sociando Mallet is a red wine from the Haut-Médoc appellation in Bordeaux, produced by Château Sociando Mallet, owned by Jean Gautreau. Its blend brings together 60% Cabernet Sauvignon, 25% Merlot, 10% Cabernet Franc, and 5% Petit Verdot. The Wine Advocate awards it 90/100 and describes a dense and concentrated wine, driven by dark fruits, mineral, and vanilla notes, with a firm tannic structure. The published drinking window extends from 2001 to 2017.
Identité du vin
- Couleur
- Red
- Pays
- France
- Région
- Bordeaux
- Appellation
- Haut-Médoc
- Producteur / Domaine
- Château Sociando Mallet
Cépage et assemblage
- Grape Variety
- 60% Cabernet Sauvignon, 25% Merlot, 10% Cabernet Franc, 5% Petit Verdot
Château Sociando Mallet
Château Sociando-Mallet is an estate in the Haut-Médoc appellation, situated in Saint-Seurin-de-Cadourne, north of Pauillac, on the Baleyron hill overlooking the Gironde estuary. The estate comprises 83 hectares of vineyards on Günzian gravel resting on a clay-limestone subsoil. It is owned by Sylvie Gautreau, who took over from her father, Jean Gautreau.
- Owner
- Sylvie Gautreau
- Maître de chais
- Arnaud Durand
- Surface (ha)
- 83.00 ha
Histoire du domaine
The documented history of Sociando dates back to March 1633, when a deed mentions land belonging to a Basque aristocrat named Sociondo, near Saint-Seurin-de-Cadourne. A document from 1750 subsequently refers to vineyards belonging to Anne de Sossiondo; variations in spelling gradually led to the name Sociando. In 1793, during the French Revolution, Guillaume de Brochon’s estate was seized and then sold at auction, before being acquired by his father-in-law, Jean Lamothe. In 1831, Marie-Elisabeth Alaret, Jean Lamothe’s niece and owner of the estate, married the naval officer Achille Mallet. The name Sociando-Mallet was then adopted. The Alaret family retained ownership until 1878, after which the estate passed, amongst others, into the hands of Léon Simon, the Delor wine merchants, Louis Roullet and Émile Tereygeol. Jean Gautreau bought the château in 1969, when it comprised just five hectares of vineyards. He gradually expanded the vineyard by acquiring neighbouring plots, renovated the buildings and developed the winery facilities. Sylvie Gautreau has managed the estate since 2015 and became its owner following Jean Gautreau’s death in October 2019. Winemaking is currently overseen by cellar master Arnaud Durand.
