Sociando-Mallet - 2000 (750ml) Viner 39 It will need at least

It will need at least 10-12 years of cellaring and keep for 50+ years

layered palate

The palate leads with structure – medium to high

The color is still a dense ruby/purple with just a hint of lightening at the rim

Sociando-Mallet - 2000 (750ml) Viner 39 It will need at leastThis is a beautiful wine and certainly one of the great sleepers of the vintage. I originally predicted that this wine would be at full maturity between 2007 and 2028, but I would push that back by a good 4 5 years. Still inky purple, with notes of acacia flowers intermixed with wet rocks, black currants, and blueberries, the wine is full bodied, displays no real evidence of any oak, and offers up terrific concentration, texture, and length. For those