JAMES SUCKLING: "This is very solid, with blackcurrants and tar and chewy tannins. Medium-bodied with an impressive structure and a chewy finish."

ROBERT PARKER - THE WINE ADVOCATE: "Offering up aromas of dark berries, licorice, cigar wrapper and loamy soil, the 2021 Sociando-Mallet is medium to full-bodied, bright and concentrated, with an impressively layered core of fruit, tangy acids and a long, saline finish. The blend is 54% Cabernet Sauvignon, 44% Merlot and 2% Cabernet Franc, with late-harvested Cabernet Sauvignon, picked through to October 14, providing the heart of the wine." - William Kelley

FALSTAFF: "Dunkles Rubingranat, violette Reflexe, dezente Randaufhellung. Reife Pflaumen, feines Brombeerkonfit, kandierte Orangenzesten, feine Kräuterwürze. Stoffig, dunkle Kirschen, frischer Säurebogen, gut integrierte Tannine, mineralisch und lebendig im Finale, ein eleganter Speisenwein." - Peter Moser