Château Sociando-Mallet

The Sociando-Mallet estate was re-vitalised by the energetic and dedicated Jean Gautreau, who bought it as a near ruin in 1969 with just five hectares of vines. Since then it has been transformed into a fine and thriving property producing wines that out-perform their Cru bourgeois classification. Today it covers a much larger 83 hectares just to the north of Saint-Estèphe and produces full-bodied wines that need time.