Sociando Mallet 2018 was released this morning at €24 per bottle ex-negociant, up 11.1% on the 2017’s opening price of €21.6.
The wine has come with a recommended retail price of £300 per 12×75. This represents a 12.4% increase on last year’s merchant offer price of £267 per 12×75, and 5% decrease on the 2016’s merchant release (£315).
Critical reception of today’s release has been somewhat mixed. James Suckling scored the wine 94-95 points and called it “really fantastic”. Lisa Perrotti-Brown MW gave it the lower 85-87 range and described it as “full-bodied, firm, hard and chewy with a herbal, hot finish.”
James Molesworth, who awarded the wine 90-93 points, further commented that it “shows more guts than polish, but solid nonetheless”, while Julia Harding MW (16.5) said it was “dense and introvert”.
With this price tag, the 2018 stands at the same level as the 2010 (RP 91+) and 2008 (RP 90) which offer some bottle age. The “outstanding” 2016 (NM 92-94) is also available at the same price.
Looking for more?
Our Bordeaux 2018 pages contain everything you need to know about this year’s En Primeur campaign, including:
- Critic scores
- Release prices
- Bordeaux 2018 analysis tool [members only]
- The conversation on social media
- Liv-ex’s fair value methodology
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