Chateau Sociando-Mallet, Haut-Medoc, France 2014 Tinta Negra Mole The wine is crisp

The wine is crisp

Long-term aging needed

with very good structure and maturity

There's a trick in this wine—30% of the final blend comes from the Apartado sparkling chardonnay bases—wines with a tension and verticality that rivals the other 70%

filigreed and mineral

Chateau Sociando-Mallet, Haut-Medoc, France 2014 Tinta Negra Mole The wine is crispAlready on the nose theres another level of complexity and sophistication to the other wines from this appellation. Although it starts quite discreetly on the palate, it expands as fast as the universe did just after the Big Bang until the multidimensional finish almost overwhelms you! Best in years. 95 Pts James Suckling