Château Sociando-Mallet 2018 750 ml bottle

A beautiful rich damson colour, this is powerful, intense, classic Sociando - and for me it's even better than the 2016. It has good tannins, and lots of them, with a core of plum, damson and cassis with a side of fresh herbs, liquorice and subtle spice. It shows great persistency. A wine to look out for. Drinking Window: 2024-2038. Score - 94. (Jane Anson, decanter.com)