TN: 1988 Château Sociando-Mallet (France, Bordeaux, Médoc, Haut-Médoc)
Posted: Thu Jan 29, 2009 3:13 pm
- 1988 Château Sociando-Mallet - France, Bordeaux, Médoc, Haut-Médoc (12/23/2008)
Mmm, textbook Sociando and just a delight with a grilled ribeye. Lean, mean, and slightly vegetal. It doesn't sound very good, does it? But this is textbook, loaded with minerality, hints of cranberry, stem and graphite. This is an austere wine, but the purity and tipicity are off the charts. This is textbook Bordeaux, glorious and strong, perfect with a steak. Twenty years has served this bottle very well. (89 pts.)