Bordeaux Wine Enthusiasts

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How is this not a bottle of cab franc?????

Yep...that's my note...love this wine

It has way too much fruit and structure for a cab franc!

I love that bottle too.

I agree...my first bottle def. Yes....this bottle was not bringing much in the way of fruit or ripeness.....rather more of classic cab franc profile, ash tray and freshly cut green tobacco leaf...wonderful

We had the 2003 last night and it was just FABULOUS

It reminded me of the 1990.

Sublime.

When they get a good Northern Medoc vintage, these guys are so awesome.

Although its only a theoretical question now, for drinking today I'd probably prefer this to the long drunk up 1990s.

I am saying this right now.....The 2003 Sociando 'Trumps'(<sorry) 2005.

So, I have an unopened case of 2003 Sociando Mallet….
As well as an unopened case of 2000 Sociando Mallet….

Guess it is time that I crack my case of 2003 Sociando Mallet.

I got some scoffs on Berserkers a few years back when I commented that I thought the 03 Sociando would eventually be the equal of the great 90 Sociando... my spreadsheet indicates I still have 23 bottles of this wine. Time to tuck in.

Good to hear. I thought this wine was promising in youth with the only question being, as with some 2003s, how's the acidity.

It is so far north that it was 10 degrees cooler than St-Estephe

Anyone has the 1996 lately?

Comte Flaneur wrote:It is so far north that it was 10 degrees cooler than St-Estephe

Anyone has the 1996 lately?

Not lately, but an year ago. Ehhhhnnn... What do you expect? It was a dynamite...

Blanquito wrote:I got some scoffs on Berserkers a few years back when I commented that I thought the 03 Sociando would eventually be the equal of the great 90 Sociando... my spreadsheet indicates I still have 23 bottles of this wine. Time to tuck in.

Sell me some!!!

AlohaArtakaHoundsong wrote:Good to hear. I thought this wine was promising in youth with the only question being, as with some 2003s, how's the acidity.

From what I can recall...the acidity was fine...I would have never guessed 2003 if tasted blind ...the fruit is ripe but not jammy or roasted by any means,...sprinkle in that Sociando rusticity on top and viola!!

I thought the acidity 'felt' lower than the 2001 and 1996 which I've had recently too, but its not flabby or anything, like the 2003 right banks (generalizing).

Really thought it was a total solid A wine.

As many of us have said many times: With the exception of GPL, 2003L is just fine.

robert goulet wrote:

Blanquito wrote:I got some scoffs on Berserkers a few years back when I commented that I thought the 03 Sociando would eventually be the equal of the great 90 Sociando... my spreadsheet indicates I still have 23 bottles of this wine. Time to tuck in.

Sell me some!!!

Absolutely, but on the condition that you attend a BWE offline first. We need to meet you, Marc!

Blanquito wrote:

robert goulet wrote:

Blanquito wrote:I got some scoffs on Berserkers a few years back when I commented that I thought the 03 Sociando would eventually be the equal of the great 90 Sociando... my spreadsheet indicates I still have 23 bottles of this wine. Time to tuck in.

Sell me some!!!

Absolutely, but on the condition that you attend a BWE offline first. We need to meet you, Marc!

Who is this Marc guy that u speak of???

I told you guys before that I was related to Robert Goulet, he was some distant relative.

JimHow wrote:I told you guys before that I was related to Robert Goulet, he was some distant relative.

U have it backwards sir

Somewhere out there Goulet is declaring he is a distant relative of Jim How.

Blanquito wrote:

robert goulet wrote:

Blanquito wrote:I got some scoffs on Berserkers a few years back when I commented that I thought the 03 Sociando would eventually be the equal of the great 90 Sociando... my spreadsheet indicates I still have 23 bottles of this wine. Time to tuck in.

Sell me some!!!

Absolutely, but on the condition that you attend a BWE offline first. We need to meet you, Marc!

I go nowhere without Bobby....talk to me Goose.

I've got to work Robert Goulet into my next novel somehow.

JimHow wrote:I've got to work Robert Goulet into my next novel somehow.

Glad I could help inspire that thought sir