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La Demoiselle de Sociando-Mallet 2021
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Description
An Haut-Médoc second wine entices with balance and aromatic richness
The estate
Château Sociando-Mallet is an estate of 83 hectares, dominant in the Gironde estuary area. This property, located on Bordeaux’s Left Bank is one of the finest non-classified wines of the Médoc.
The vineyard
The vines, on average 25 years old, are planted on a a terroir of gravel and clay with a limestone subsoil. The vineyard is cultivated in a traditional way, without anti-Botrytis treatments and with a fair use of organic fertilisation.
The wine
Produced in the Haut-Médoc appellation, La Demoiselle de Sociando-Mallet 2021 is the château’s second wine. This cuvée takes its name from a type of dragonfly which lives in the Médoc.
Winemaking and ageing
Harvested by hand, the grapes were subjected to a selection on the table before and after destemming. The traditional winemaking and the malolactic fermentation took place in cement and stainless steel thermo-regulated tanks. This Bordeaux wine was vatted for 25 days then matured in new barrels over a period of 12 months.
Blend
La Demoiselle de Sociando Mallet 2021 is a blend of merlot (84%) and cabernet sauvignon (16%).
