2005 Sociando-Mallet
France
Haut Médoc
Bordeaux
Red
55% Cabernet Sauvignon, 40% Merlot, 5% Cabernet Franc
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2020 - 2035
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"A very difficult campaign," said cellarmaster Vincent Faure about the 2007 growing season. "The average temperature in April was four degrees centigrade higher than normal, but then we spent the next few months fighting mildew. And the flowering was spread out over at least two weeks. On our gravelly soil the merlot was good but not special. All things considered, the vintage is a miracle." Interestingly, Faure expressed the opinion that the 2007 Sociando-Mallet is more structured than the 2006, but that the earlier wine is more pliant and full.
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This superb property is normally the first visit of my spring Bordeaux tour, but this year it was my first Medoc visit following a week on the Right Bank. It offered quite a change of pace, as here "it was the cabernet sauvignon that made the wine, while the merlot degraded quickly in the September rain," according to proprietor Jean Gautreau. "We did a lot of selection, especially in merlot," he added. "Our gravelly soils produced the healthiest grapes." Incidentally, Gautreau has expanded his holdings with the purchase of another 15 hectares of land (he now owns 92), including some cabernet sauvignon vines planted in 1962.
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"We had a brief hot spell in mid-July, but even then the nights were cool," said proprietor Jean Gautreau. "It was a year of sun, but more classic than a hot year." Gautreau compared the young 2005 to the estate's 1990, but admitted that it’s a bit too early to know the true character of the new wine. Gautreau told me that the method of receiving the grapes was improved for the 2005 harvest, and that a more careful selection can now be done when the fruit comes in. He also noted that he has recently planted more cabernet sauvignon, and that the percentage of cabernet in the grand vin will increase as the vines mature. At Sociando, interestingly, the 2005 has a slightly higher pH than the 2003 (3.75, vs. 3.7), which is a comment both on the full ripeness of 2005 and on the success of the Northern Médoc in 2003.
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