- Château Sociando-Mallet 2021 has been released at £264 per 12×75.
- Neal Martin gave it 88-90 points.
- The 2018 and 2019 represent better value among physical vintages.
As part of this year’s Bordeaux En Primeur campaign, Château Sociando-Mallet 2021 has been released at €22.80 per bottle ex-négociant, down 2.6% on the 2020’s opening price.
It is being offered by the international trade for £264 per 12×75. The 2018 and 2019 vintages look better value compared to today’s release. See more pricing analysis below.
Critics’ scores
Neal Martin (Vinous) awarded today’s release a barrel range of 88-90 points, describing it as ‘fresh and saline’.
William Kelley (The Wine Advocate) gave it 89-91 and said that ‘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 wine also received 87-89 points from Lisa Perrotti-Brown MW, 91 points from Jane Anson and 92-93 from James Suckling.
Fair Value analysis
Buyers looking for value might be interested in the 2018 vintage, which boasts 93-points from Martin and is available at a 3.4% discount.
The 2019 also looks attractive. With 94-points, it is one of the highest-scoring Sociando-Mallet vintages (post-2005) and costs the same as today’s release.
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