Château Sociando-Mallet

Producer description of "Château Sociando-Mallet"

The winery is located in the commune of Saint-Seurin-de-Cadourne in the Saint-Estèphe area of the Médoc (Haut-Médoc, Bordeaux). Its origins go back to a Basque nobleman named Sociando, who is named as the owner in 1633. After the French Revolution (1789-1799), the estate was confiscated and came into the possession of a Monsieur Lamothe, after whom it was formerly named. The last part of the name was contributed by the next owner, a sea captain named Mallet. The château was not included in the Bordeaux classification of 1855, but this had nothing to do with the high quality of the wines even then. The vineyard was too far north for the samples brought to Bordeaux for tasting. According to experts, today it would deserve second place (Deuxième Grand Cru Classé).

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