Château Sociando-Mallet 2017 dr-loosen the naturally-fermented base wine is

the naturally-fermented base wine is chilled to stop the fermentation when there is still 25-30 g/l residual sugar remaining

meadow flowers and sandy soil fill an immediately likeable nose

The Auxerre Corps de Garde is cropped from the lieux-dits of Belle Croix

Slightly acidic and carbonated in the mouth with a persistent finish

Château Sociando-Mallet 2017 dr-loosen the naturally-fermented base wine isChteau Sociando Mallet may claim not to be "neither classified nor bourgeois", but it is still considered one of the best wines of the Haut Mdoc appellation. Its vineyard extends over an impressive area of 85 hectares composed of gravelly soil on a clay limestone subsoil where vines of Cabernet Sauvignon (55%), Merlot (40%) and Cabernet Franc (5%) are planted. The wines of the estate benefit from a traditional maturing period of 12 months in new