Malescot Saint-Exupéry 2001 75cl

A riper, fuller Margaux, Château Malescot Saint-Exupéry is a 3ème Grand Cru Classé property that has a history dating back to the 1600s. The estate owes its name to two preceding owners: Simon Malescot, an attorney general to the Bordeaux royalty who bought the château in 1987, and Count Jean-Baptiste de Saint-Exupéry, who owned the property from 1827 to 1853. In 1955 the Left Bank winery, however, was bought by the Zuger family, and has been led by Jean-Luc Zuger since 1994. Throughout the past sixty years, the family has made several large investments in the vineyards and winery that continue to accrue. Today, with ever-growing quality, the Malescot Saint-Exupéry’s coat of arms has never been truer: Semper Ad Altum, meaning Even Higher. The estate’s consulting vintner, the legendary Michel Rolland produces a single wine which is an unfiltered, barrique aged blend of Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, and smaller parts Cabernet Franc and Petit Verdot. As the flagship, Malescot St.-Exupéry develops beautifully with six or seven years of cellaring, making it a silky, elegant wine that few Margaux châteaux can match.