The “Méthode Nature” wine of Château Haut Sociondo. Sheltered in the village of Cars’ heights and facing the Gironde estuary, Château Haut Sociondo overlooks one of the most famous slope of Blaye Côtes de Bordeaux appellation. The history of the estate goes back to 1949, when the Martinaud family settled there. 13 years later, Louis and Michelle Martinaud, my grandparents, started purchasing parcels of vines. I joined the farm in 2001, full of passion for the terroir of Blaye and loyal to my family’s work. Since 2015, Jean-François Réaud is now the lucky owner of Haut Sociondo. Caring for the legacy of Martinaud family, Réaud family decided to welcome me as vine and wine manager of its three wineries.
Jérôme ZABEL
Du Raisin, C’est Tout ! – Jérôme ZABEL
Du Raisin, C'est Tout ! - Jérôme ZABEL
Rouge
Technical informations
Soil of clay and clay-limestone, south/south-west exposure - altitude of 61 meters
Cold maceration prior to the fermentation according the quality of the grape. Slow alcoholic fermentation with temperature regulation. Pumping over 2 to 3 times a day then
delestage. Smooth maceration during 3 weeks at 22 Celsius degrees. Ageing in cement vats with wooden dominos.
100% Merlot
Deep, almost black in colour. The subtle and pleasant nose of summer berries pierces through unmistakeable, softly wooded notes of vanilla and cocoa. The wood also subtly marks the attack, giving way rapidly to a full-bodied roundness underpinned by a high- quality tannic structure. A wine with great potential.
Meat in sauce
► Vintage 2022:
- GOLD CHINA AWARDS 2023
- GOLD JAPAN AWARDS 2023
- GOLD LONDON AWARDS 2023
PETIT SOCIONDO
Rouge
Technical informations
Primarily clay limestone soils followed by sandy clay and red clay soils
Yeasting, pumping over and delestage adapted to suit the structure of the wine. Full control of temperatures. Three weeks’ fermentation. Aged in stainless steel vats.
95% Merlot, 5% Cabernet Sauvignon
Purple in colour, it opens with generous notes of fresh summer berries on the nose. The mouth is rich with powerful tannins that fade into aromas of very ripe redcurrants. As a whole it is perfectly balanced and lively with marked sweetness. An accomplished, classic style that highlights the appellation’s finest terroirs.
White meats with sauce
► Vintage 2022:
- GOLD CHINA AWARDS 2023
- GOLD JAPAN AWARDS 2023
- GOLD LONDON AWARDS 2023
► Vintage 2021:
- GOLD LYON 2022
- SILVER AMERICA AWARDS 2022
- SILVER JAPAN AWARDS 2022
- GOLD LONDON AWARDS 2022
- SILVER INTERNATIONAL ORGANIC AWARDS 2022
- GOLD SINGAPOUR COMPETITION 2022
- GOLD TAÏWAN AWARDS 2022
- GOLD CHINA AWARDS 2023
- GOLD JAPAN AWARDS 2023
- SILVER LONDON AWARDS 2023
- GOLD 70 MILLIONS DE DEGUSTATEURS 2023
CHÂTEAU HAUT SOCIONDO
Rouge
Technical informations
Soil of clay and clay-limestone, south/south-west exposure - altitude of 61 meters
Mechanical harvest at the end of september / beginning of october. Cold maceration prior to the fermentation according the quality of the grape. Slow alcoholic fermentation with temperature regulation. Pumping over 2 to 3 times a day then delestage. Smooth maceration during 3 weeks at 22 Celsius degrees. Ageing in cement vats with wooden dominos.
100% Merlot
Deep, almost black in colour. The subtle and pleasant nose of summer berries pierces through unmistakeable, softly wooded notes of vanilla and cocoa. The wood also subtly marks the attack, giving way rapidly to a full-bodied roundness underpinned by a high- quality tannic structure. A wine with great potential.
Meats in sauce
► Vintage 2021:
- SILVER PARIS 2023
- SILVER AMERICA AWARDS 2022
- SILVER JAPAN AWARDS 2022
- GOLD LONDON AWARDS 2022
- SILVER INTERNATIONAL ORGANIC AWARDS 2022
- GOLD SINGAPOUR COMPETITION 2022
- GOLD TAÏWAN AWARDS 2022
- GOLD CHINA AWARDS 2023
- GOLD JAPAN AWARDS 2023
- SILVER LONDON AWARDS 2023
- GOLD 70 MILLIONS DE DEGUSTATEURS 2023
- GOLD LYON 2022
► Vintage 2020:
- GOLD BERLINER WINE TROPHY 2021
- GOLD CHINA AWARDS 2021
- SILVER FRANKFURT 2021
- GOLD JAPAN AWARDS 2021
- SILVER LYON 2021
- GOLD 70 MILLIONS DE DEGUSTATEURS 2021
- GOLD PARIS 2022
- GOLD VIGNERONS INDEPENDANTS 2022
- GOLD LYON 2022
- GOLD ASIA IMPORT NEWS AWARDS 2022
- GOLD FEMINALISE 2022
- OR - COUP DE COEUR FEMINALISE 2022
- BRONZE BORDEAUX 2022
- SILVER BORDEAUX 2022
- 91 points WINE ENTHUSIAST 2022