Chateau Sociando-Mallet is an outperforming Cru Bourgeois property located in the commune of Saint-Seurin-de-Cadourne in the Haut-M�doc. Quality was inconsistent until the property was purchased by Jean Gautreau in 1969. As Jean Gautreau says: "I have a superb terroir which I want to express in the wine. I try to make a classic M�doc for long keeping" Chateau Sociando-Mallet is one of those delightful anomalies of Bordeaux.Parker rates Sociando-Mallet as one of Bordeaux's greatest overachievers "Regardless of vintage conditions, Jean Gautreau does everything right," says Robert Parker, who rates Sociando as 'one of Bordeaux's greatest overachievers.'95 Points - James SucklingThere is fantastic purity of black fruit with blackberries and ripe raspberries. Floral and bright. Full-bodied, compact palate with super polished tannins. Really fantastic.93 Points - VinousThe 2018 Sociando Mallet, which comes wrapped in a resplendent 50th-anniversary label to celebrate the