{"product_id":"chateau-sociando-mallet-2025-bordeaux-en-primeur","title":"Chateau Sociando Mallet 2025 [Bordeaux En Primeur]","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eNote:\u003c\/strong\u003e This is a Bordeaux Futures item. \u003cstrong\u003eEstimated Arrival Fall 2028\u003c\/strong\u003e. However, you'll never get a better price on this great vintage of Bordeaux. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e*Price does not include possible tariffs. Tariffs will be collected on arrival if we have to pay them - we are hopeful that they will no longer be in affect by 2028*\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e\u003cspan\u003eChâteau Sociando-Mallet 2025 — Haut-Médoc\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eScore references:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e Vinous 92–95, Neal Martin 92–94, Decanter 92, Jane Anson 92.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSociando-Mallet is always one of the most characterful non-classified wines of the northern Médoc, and the 2025 sounds classic: dark, structured, savory, and built to age. Notes mention blackberry, wild strawberry, undergrowth, black olive, dark fruit, brisk acidity, and firm but fresh Médoc structure. This is not soft, plush Bordeaux. It is old-school in the best sense: serious, cellar-worthy, and a little rugged when young. For those who appreciate traditional Bordeaux, Sociando-Mallet remains one of the smartest buys.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003chr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"col-12 mt-4\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"d-flex mb-4\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHow futures work\u003c\/strong\u003e: Many great chateaux of Bordeaux release a portion of wines from the latest vintage in the spring after harvest. Critics and other industry players flock to Bordeaux in April for barrel tastings to score the wines and judge the vintage as a whole. We are offered wines as they release prices over the next couple of months knowing that these won't arrive for 2+ years after we order them. However, once the wines release the prices will usually be much higher.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAs a retail shop we have to pay a few months after we order these wines, so we offer the bottles for sale to help fund that payment, and in exchange we take a very low margin. When the wines arrive the purchasers have the benefit of owning bottles which will age for decades at a great price. And any bottles which were not purchased from us go into our inventory where we are able to charge higher margin thanks to the futures price being so low. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTLDR: You pay for wines 2 years before you get them, but there'll never be a lower price. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Misa Colorado","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50110260084959,"sku":null,"price":34.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0439\/7436\/1248\/files\/y_19f8225a-7744-4864-9b88-c61942c35606.jpg?v=1781284388","url":"https:\/\/denverwinemerchant.com\/products\/chateau-sociando-mallet-2025-bordeaux-en-primeur","provider":"Denver Wine Merchant","version":"1.0","type":"link"}