93
JAMES SUCKLING: "Mocha, terra-cotta, graphite and black fruit on the nose. Sleek and firm, nicely compact and focused, with a medium body and polished, very fine tannins. Lovely balance and length. Drink from 2025."
92
THE WINE ADVOCATE: "The 2021 Sociando-Mallet has turned out nicely in bottle, offering up aromas of dark berries and cassis mingled with hints of cigar wrapper and pencil lead. It is medium to full-bodied, fleshy and seamless, with impressive concentration for the vintage, sweet tannins, integrated acids and a penetrating finish."
17,5
WEINWISSER: "54 % Merlot, 44 % Cabernet Sauvignon, 2 % Cabernet Franc. Subtiles Bouquet, frisch gepflückte rote Johannisbeere, Preiselbeersaft, heller Tabak und zartes Veilchenparfüm. Am komplexen Gaumen mit weicher Textur, stützender Rasse, salzigem Extrakt, durchtrainiertem Körper. Im gebündelten Finale verschlankt sich der Haut- Médoc, rotbeerige Konturen, dunkle Mineralik und fein sandige Adstringenz. Kann noch zulegen! Best-Buy!"
92
DECANTER: "Juicy and lively, a nice buzz to this straight away, lifted and then controlled by quite prominent minerality that gives the salty undercurrent. Doesn't quite sustain so much weight - but this is well balanced, carefully delivered with integrated tannins - just grainy and supportive, with a general feeling of energy, tanginess and freshness at the start and finish. A nice glass. Not big, but refined, elegant and well presented. Has some charm."
92
FALSTAFF: "Dunkles Rubingranat, violette Reflexe, dezente Randaufhellung. Reife Pflaumen, feines Brombeerkonfit, kandierte Orangenzesten, feine Kräuterwürze. Stoffig, dunkle Kirschen, frischer Säurebogen, gut integrierte Tannine, mineralisch und lebendig im Finale, ein eleganter Speisenwein."