Skip to page content
2018 La Reserve de Sociando-Mallet, Haut-Médoc

2018 La Reserve de Sociando-Mallet, Haut-Médoc

Insider's Advantage
92DC
 

This item is out of stock, would you like to save it and be notified when it's back?

92

Decanter

Reviewed October 2025
The second wine of the perennially overperforming, unclassified Haut-Médoc Château Sociando-Mallet is designed for earlier drinking, with just 30% of the blend seeing oak (for 11 months). From a powerful vintage such as 2018, the drinking window would appear to be open at seven years old, with a harmonious, fresh feel to its cassis, plum and soft cigar-box tones. (DW)

Professional Reviews

JR

Jancis Robinson

Review Date: 10/2025
Very deep crimson. Treacle and liquorice on the nose. Then the tannins are unexpectedly smooth until the very end when they really kick in. But there is real interest and potential here. (JR)

Notes

La Réserve de Sociando-Mallet is the second wine from the esteemed Château Sociando-Mallet, a Haut-Médoc estate with roots dating back to 1633. Revitalized in 1969 by Jean Gautreau, the property now spans over 85 hectares of prime gravel soils overlooking the Gironde. La Réserve is crafted with the same care as the Grand Vin, using Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, and Cabernet Franc, vinified in stainless steel and aged in French oak. It offers a more approachable profile—ripe cassis, graphite, and subtle spice—while retaining the estate’s hallmark structure and minerality. This is classic Left Bank Bordeaux with pedigree and polish, ideal for early drinking or short-term cellaring. A smart buy for fans of Médoc elegance without the classified growth price tag.

Details

OriginBordeaux, France
Type/VarietalCabernet Sauvignon and Blends
SKU1846536