Château Sociando-Mallet 2000 Haut-Médoc, Gift (75cl)
Sociando-Mallet is not a household name, but has been making excellent wines since the late eighties and stylish presentation ensures it will be a well-received gift by a connoisseur. 'A breathtakingly beautiful Sociando-Mallet with a dense ruby/purple color and a bouquet of ink, mineral, graphite, vanilla, and creme de cassis, the 2000 boasts superb concentration, great definition and intensity, ripe tannin, and a long finish of more than 40 seconds. This is top-flight, classified growth-quality stuff. So what's new? This continues to be an over-achieving estate! It will be long-lived.' Robert Parker, The Wine Advocate, 93 Points, Drink now-2028