Sipping Fine Wine

9.1

Winery is family-run & has links with the wine world going back 3 generations. Founded by Emilio Moro who was born in Pesquera de Duero, a prominent Spanish wine area. Made from grapes of old vineyards, between 25 and 75 years old, from the Camino Viejo estate. Malleolus is a Latin word meaning “small hammer or mallet” used in planting, and “majuelo” Spanish for “young vine” a traditional way of referring to a vineyard in Pesquera del Duero. Deep red subtle fruit aromas with espresso and smoky notes. Blackberry & cherry with vanilla spice on full lush tannins needing more time. Well balanced, complex, lingering with earthy finish. — 8 years ago

Doctor No

8.9

THIS IS THE CALIFORNIA VERSION OF 1996 SOCIANDO MALLET. I bet that most people couldn't tell the difference blind. — 9 years ago

Jared Levy

9.0

Deliciously fruity and obnoxiously herbaceous, like a group of flamingos on the subway playing hopscotch. The red fruit hits your pallet like a peyronies mallet and finishes strong like a flaccid dong. Drink this wine with pounds of red meat smeared in rosemary and blood of your first born. This is a great choice for any meal or as an accompaniment to a high stakes poker game. — 11 years ago

Kaelig

9.5

Beautiful fruit, silky tannins, subtle oak and notes of chocolate. Drink now or in 5 years. — 8 years ago

Patrick Menefee

9.2

Very light bodied and smooth Bordeaux. Would drink again for sure — 8 years ago

with Austin

Luke Bucciarelli

9.0

Nice magnum opened up well in the decanter, a very jammy year — 9 years ago

Nikolay Dimitrov

9.1

Well balanced with nice aromas — 11 years ago

Luciano Patino

9.5

Yes yes yes. I know I’m like a kid with a cup of hit chocolate, but I just love sweet wines. Hints of citrus. But if acid balances the sweetness really well. Paired best with bold blue cheese than more gentle flavors. — 8 years ago

Ira Schwartz

9.0

At first I thought the wine was served too cold because the nose was almost non-existent. After 20 mins scents of apple skin stared to show up. Once I tasted the wine I realized the acid was acting like a Whac -A-Mole mallet. Every time the fruit tried to pop up it was whacked. The ingredients needed to be a solid wine is there it just needs time to unfold. — 8 years ago

JKT

9.3

GW tasting 9/28/16. Nose that's classic Bordeaux woodiness and earthiness. Hints of that peppery now and minerals. Carries through to palate. Like a younger Sociando Mallet. Long good finish. Interesting profile. Indeed still lively. Harvest by hand destem and fermentation in concrete vat starting straight away. Since 70. Cap forms quickly. Insert 2 cm of fresh stem right under vat like a screen to prevent cap boiling over. This apparently reduces tannins to be very fine and not obvious. So no oxygen contact during this. No pump over or punch down. All natural. No sulfur during this. 1 year in large fuder (100 years old!). Then 2 years in old barrels (never cleaned!). No new oak. — 9 years ago

Luciane Snyder

9.5

Yummy! Celebrating Gregg's bday today with this wine and a delicious bbq... — 11 years ago

with Gregg