"A striking minerality, copious quantities of black currants and plums, along with some dried herbs jump from the glass of this tannic, structured, somewhat severe but large-scaled, muscular wine that oozes testosterone. Virile, structured, and perhaps too tannic for its own good, but impressively built, pure, and a wine to admire (rather than possibly enjoy), this large-scaled 2002 requires 7-10 years of cellaring. Anticipated maturity: 2013-2025+?. One of the cru bourgeois estates that always performs at classified growth quality levels, Sociando Mallet has, for 20 years, been the insider’s choice for top quality wine that will easily withstand two decades of cellaring. Bottles of the 1970, 1975, and 1982 from my cellar are still youthful and evolving!"
Robert Parker 89 Punkte
Quelle: www.robertparker.com#158
"This is a stern, broodingly backward yet promisingly concentrated, classic, uncompromising effort with a saturated purple color as well as notes of minerals, creme de cassis, cherries, and crushed stones. Dense, medium to full-bodied, excruciatingly tannic and backward, it should not be touched for the next decade, after which it will live for 25 years. It appears to be a modern day clone of the 1975."
Robert Parker 89-91 Punkte
Quelle: www.robertparker.com#149
Quelle: www.robertparker.com