Château Sociando-Mallet

Sociando Mallet takes its name from two previous owners. A nobleman known as Sociando held the property in 1633 and over a century later, the second part of the estates name came from a captain in the navy who owned the estate by the name of Mallet. It was Mallet who put the two names together to form Sociando Mallet. The modern era of Chateau Sociando Mallet began in 1969, when it was purchased by Jean Gautreau from the Tereygeol family. When Jean Gautreau purchased Sociando Mallet in 1969, the property had fallen into poor conditions in both the wine making facilities and their Haut Medoc vineyards. Gautreau quickly expanded and replanted the vineyards and remodeled the wine making facilities. He added new, temperature controlled stainless vats and repaired the older concrete vats. His next step was to replant and enlarge their vineyards. When Sociando Mallet was originally purchased by Jean Guatreau, there were close to 8 hectares under vine. Chateau Sociando Mallet is one of the most popular Cru Bourgeois Classified Bordeaux wines. The estate also makes a second wine. La Demoiselle de Sociando Mallet. The wine of Sociando Mallet has a distinctive rustic, brawny, classic and sometimes herbaceous style.