Château Sociando-Mallet, Cuvée Jean Gautreau - 2010

Provenance: Bordeaux
Appellation: Haut-Médoc
Domain: Sociando-Mallet
Grape variety(ies): Cabernet sauvignon 100%
On-call time: 30 years
Style of wine: Vin de grand terroir
Alcohol degree: 13.5%

Taking up a tradition established at many Bordeaux estates, Jean Gautreau and his cellar master have decided with this wine to ‘warm’ a reduced percentage of the best of the harvest in new barrels. The 2010 has a spicy nose with hints of graphite and cedar, in the style of a Pauillac. The palate is mellow and the tannins uncommonly refined. A great Bordeaux!

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Technique

Viticulture

Taking up and systematising a well-established tradition at many Bordeaux estates, which consists of separating the batches in the vat room according to their origin in the vineyard, Jean Gautreau and his cellar master decided to go one step further in 1995 and hot-roast a certain percentage of the harvest in new barrels, representing sixty barrels in total.

Oenology

At the end of ageing, after tasting, a batch of 18 barrels was selected and continued to age for 6 months. This batch was blended as is and bottled. These bottles were set aside and the Cuvée was named ‘Jean Gautreau’. The operation has been repeated every year since 1995. After much hesitation, Jean Gautreau finally decided to sell this confidential wine.