Château Sociando-Mallet 2005, Haut-Médoc (12)

Château Sociando-Mallet 2005
Haut-Médoc
(1 scuffed and 2 lightly bin-soiled labels)
owc
1 dozen bottles

"It has a very well defined bouquet of red currant, cranberry and wild strawberry fruit; pressed white flowers emerge later, along with a hint of truffle. The medium-bodied palate shows wonderful definition, good cohesion and a touch of spice and black pepper. The tannins are very fine and focused, and the finish fans out wonderfully. I remember being impressed with this out of barrel, and 13 years later it is seriously fulfilling its potential." (94pts Neal Martin, Vinous, March 2019)