Chateau Sociando Mallet - Haut Medoc - 2014 - 2014 - 750 - France - 3

Located on the Left Bank of the Gironde, these two appellations cover approximately 60km of its length. Its southern edge borders the city of Bordeaux, encompassing fifteen communes exclusive to the appellation. The soils in Haut - Médoc and Médoc are not as well draining as in the communes above and the wines are not as deep, long lived or concentrated as in the smaller, more famous appellations. However, there are excellent estates producing very complex and fine wines, with the most celebrated examples being La Lagune and Château Camensac. There are no estates from the 1855 classification within these two AOCs but several top producers of the Cru Bourgeois classification are found here.