Château Sociando-Mallet, Cuvée Jean Gautreau - 2010

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.