In Bond Fine Wine. 2019 Château Malescot Saint Exupery, Margaux, Bordeaux, France. Third Growth • Red Bordeaux in 6x75cl. Top critic score: 96/100 (NM). Drinking window: 2027–2060. Sold in bond by Albany Vintners, independent fine wine merchants.
Malescot St Exupery has carved a reputation as one of the more flamboyant and expressive wines of Margaux. The style is generous, sometimes opulent, with a modern sheen that makes it approachable in youth while still capable of rewarding cellaring.
Neal Martin (NM) — 95–97/100 · Vinous, 16/06/2020 · Drink 2024-2060
The 2019 Malescot St. Exup'ry is richer and more flamboyant on the nose compared to its Margaux peers with ravishing red berry fruit, vanilla, iodine and touches of cassis, becoming increasingly floral with aeration. The palate has a cashmere texture on the entry matched by well judged acidity. Wonderful cohesion here, harmonious and focused with veins of black pepper and allspice towards the fin…
James Suckling (JS) — 96/100 · JamesSuckling.com, 16/01/2022 · Drink 2027+
Sweet currant and berry aromas with hints of blackcurrants, black cherries and flowers. It's full-bodied and layered with beautifully polished tannins that last for minutes. Tight and very focused. This needs at least six or seven years to open. Try after 2027.
Lisa Perrotti-Brown MW (LPB) — 94–96/100 · Wine Advocate, RobertParker.com, 15/10/2020 · Drink 2025-2050
The deep garnet-purple colored 2019 Malescot St. Exupery charges out of the gate with vibrant notes of crushed red and black currants, warm blackberries and Morello cherries plus suggestions of pencil lead, cedar chest, clove oil and wild mushrooms with a waft of fertile loam. Medium-bodied, the palate has an enticingly energetic skip in its step, delivering mouth-coating red and black berry laye…