25/07/09
Sociando Mallet 1996
at St John
with roast bone marrow with parsley
Opened at 9.00am double de-canted for the journey to St John, WOTN for most, drinking very well with expressive blackcurrant, coffee and cedar nose. Medium-full bodied smooth and frankly delicious if not the most complex wine...poised and perfectly balanced.
Sociando Mallet 2000
with sweetbreads , peas and bacon
WOTN for me on the nose, with great complexity. Graphite, violets with host of dark fruits including blackcurrants and blueberries. A tad austere on the palette with a more prominent tannins than the 96, but a fleeting hint of very deep and dark black cherry on the finish...both wines were dark ruby with the 2000 still purple at the rim...so young.
Sociando Mallet 1996
at St John
with roast bone marrow with parsley
Opened at 9.00am double de-canted for the journey to St John, WOTN for most, drinking very well with expressive blackcurrant, coffee and cedar nose. Medium-full bodied smooth and frankly delicious if not the most complex wine...poised and perfectly balanced.
Sociando Mallet 2000
with sweetbreads , peas and bacon
WOTN for me on the nose, with great complexity. Graphite, violets with host of dark fruits including blackcurrants and blueberries. A tad austere on the palette with a more prominent tannins than the 96, but a fleeting hint of very deep and dark black cherry on the finish...both wines were dark ruby with the 2000 still purple at the rim...so young.
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