Chateau Sociando Mallet 2005

18.5 RENÈ GABRIEL´S BX TOTAL: "Verschlossenes, fruchtiges, dichtes Bukett mit Cassis, schwarze Beeren, Tabak, Dörrfrüchten, Mocca, Kräuter, Edelhölzer. Dichter, vielschichtiger, samtener Gaumen mit dichter Struktur, viel Tannin, sehr guter Aromatik. Sehr langer, dichter Abgang. 18.5/20 2013 - 2030"

92 THE WINEADVOCATE: "Good full medium red-ruby. Complex nose offers black raspberry, licorice, minerals and a whiff of leather. Brooding, ripe and deep, with terrific volume for Sociando. The black raspberry, licorice and dark chocolate flavors are full and rich but remain this side of exotic. In fact, this boasts superb balance even if it´s youthfully backward today. Expands impressively on the back half, finishing with big, broad tannins and an impression of real power. Cellarmaster Faure notes that he´s enjoying the ´98 and ´99 today, but that the 2000 and 2001 are currently quite closed. This 2005 is likely to require at least seven or eight years of patience."