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Malescot Saint Exupery 2006

Margaux, Third Growth

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Tasting Notes

Full red-ruby. Musky aromas of currant, graphite, tobacco leaf, menthol, herbs and smoke are sexed up by a captivating candied quality. Densely packed and chewy but suave, with good peppery, herbal lift to the very ripe dark berry and mineral flavors. Not the ripest vintage ever for this wine, but that's not a bad thing as there's real energy to go with the broad texture.

Score: 90

Stephen Tanzer, International Wine Cellar 01 May 2009

While it is easy to lose sight of this wine, given the prodigious 2005 that was produced, this is another outstanding effort from an estate that has been doing everything right for some time. Notes of graphite, black currant liqueur, incense, and camphor make for a complex and intensely penetrating set of aromatics. Dark ruby/purple, medium to full-bodied, with superb concentration and moderate tannin, this is a beauty of finesse and substance that should be at its best between 2012 and 2024.

Score: 91

Robert Parker, Wine Advocate, RobertParker.com Maturity: 2012-2024 01 February 2009

This property has made some brilliant wines in recent vintages, including a monumental 2005 and super-delicious 2004. Another stunning offering, the 2006 possesses sweet cherry and cassis notes intermixed with spring flowers, underbrush, and licorice. Medium-bodied and beautifully concentrated with soft acids as well as sweet tannin, the overall impression is one of opulence and plushness, atypical characteristics for a 2006. Anticipated maturity: 2010-2025.

Score: 92 - 94

Robert Parker, - 01 January 1900

Lots of blackberry and spice character, with chocolate undertones. Full-bodied, with lovely fine tannins and a long finish. A textbook claret, with refinement yet power. Love the touch of sweet fruit on the end. Almost Burgundian. Lovely and pretty.

Score: 92 - 94

James Suckling, Wine Spectator 01 April 2007

Relatively light crimson with a pale rim. Warm and toasty - sweet and easy. Slightly chocolatey - could this be Cantenac Brown? [No!] Easy peasy without being desperately refreshing or exciting. Very competent drink though.

Score: 16

Jancis Robinson MW, JancisRobinson.com Maturity: 2013-2019 01 April 2007