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Malescot Saint-Exupéry 2016 75cl

3eme Grand Cru Classé | Margaux | Bordeaux | France
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95 Robert Parker
Medium to deep garnet-purple colored, the 2016 Malescot St. Exupery sings of cassis, fragrant earth, tobacco and lilacs with a compelling waft of mocha. Medium to full-bodied and strutting loads of expressive fruit layers at this youthful stage, it's framed by ripe, grainy tannins and oodles freshness, finishing with great length and depth.
93 Wine Spectator
This opens slowly, showing a slight woodsy bent, with alder and mesquite notes leading off, but as it does the core of red currant, blackberry and plum fruit flavor fleshes out nicely, soaking up the woodsy element while adding in light savory detail and black tea and violet notes. A long mineral echo chimes through the finish. Best from 2022 through 2036. 9,975 cases made. — JM
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Château Malescot Saint Exupéry
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.