Château Malescot St. Exupéry

Margaux Red Bordeaux Blend

9.235 ratings
9.46 pro ratings
Margaux, Médoc, Bordeaux, France
Red Bordeaux Blend
Chili & Hot Spicy, Potato, White Rice, Mushrooms, Pasta, Pork, Salami & Prosciutto, Pungent Cheese, Lamb, Tomato-Based, Onion, Shallot, Garlic, Beef, Hard Cheese, Venison
Top Notes For
Sipping Fine Wine

Blend of about 50% Cab Sauv, with Merlot, Cab Franc & Petit Verdot, Deep Ruby with aromas of berry fruit aromas and herb notes. On the palate black raspberry and blackberry, currant-like, with tobacco, cacao and smoky oak notes. Fine polished tannins, long finish ending with fruit and earthy mineral tones, drinks well now and will last for the next decade+. Tasting Sample!

Blend of about 50% Cab Sauv, with Merlot, Cab Franc & Petit Verdot, Deep Ruby with aromas of berry fruit aromas and herb notes. On the palate black raspberry and blackberry, currant-like, with tobacco, cacao and smoky oak notes. Fine polished tannins, long finish ending with fruit and earthy mineral tones, drinks well now and will last for the next decade+. Tasting Sample!

May 12th, 2024
Sharon B

Chocolate and licorice on the nose. Smooth finish after a short decant. Paired excellent with steak.

Chocolate and licorice on the nose. Smooth finish after a short decant. Paired excellent with steak.

Nov 21st, 2022
Daniel P. Drake

We are at the start of yet another weekend and I welcome it with open arms. I have opened the 2015 Château Malescot St. Exupéry Margaux. This wine is 70% Cabernet Sauvignon and 30% Merlot.

The nose is very expressive with full dark fruit, black cherry, black plum, blackberry, black currant, violet, menthol, mocha, roasted herbs and a rich earthiness.

The palate gives up the same beautiful dark fruit, black cherry, blackberry, black currant, menthol, licorice, herbs, asparagus, graphite and rich earth.

This is a wonderfully balanced full bodied supple mouth feel with medium + acidity and medium + smooth mouth coating tannins that leads to a long dark fruit filled finish. Enjoy your weekend, be safe and please be kind to one another. Nostrovia! 🍷🍷🍷🍷

We are at the start of yet another weekend and I welcome it with open arms. I have opened the 2015 Château Malescot St. Exupéry Margaux. This wine is 70% Cabernet Sauvignon and 30% Merlot.

The nose is very expressive with full dark fruit, black cherry, black plum, blackberry, black currant, violet, menthol, mocha, roasted herbs and a rich earthiness.

The palate gives up the same beautiful dark fruit, black cherry, blackberry, black currant, menthol, licorice, herbs, asparagus, graphite and rich earth.

This is a wonderfully balanced full bodied supple mouth feel with medium + acidity and medium + smooth mouth coating tannins that leads to a long dark fruit filled finish. Enjoy your weekend, be safe and please be kind to one another. Nostrovia! 🍷🍷🍷🍷

1 person found it helpfulAug 18th, 2018
Yianni Stone

UGC Tasting - San Francisco

UGC Tasting - San Francisco

1 person found it helpfulJan 27th, 2018
Scott@Mister A’s-San Diego

2015 vintage. Some definite swings with this wine. Tasting for the third time in three months. Deep, funky leather earth nose. Medium body (and slightly less than the usual Malescot bod). Oak definitely there but more complimentary vs aggressive. Soft/silky tannins. Plums + herbs. If this were a blind tasting, I'd hafta peg this as a 2014-2018 Malartic Lagravières. Def tastes more Graves than Margaux. Best bottle of the three tasted. Scoring a 92.5 but rounding up with the elegance factor. With so much bottle variation (purchased separately 3x), who knows? This one is lighter for Malescot but delicious.

2015 vintage. Some definite swings with this wine. Tasting for the third time in three months. Deep, funky leather earth nose. Medium body (and slightly less than the usual Malescot bod). Oak definitely there but more complimentary vs aggressive. Soft/silky tannins. Plums + herbs. If this were a blind tasting, I'd hafta peg this as a 2014-2018 Malartic Lagravières. Def tastes more Graves than Margaux. Best bottle of the three tasted. Scoring a 92.5 but rounding up with the elegance factor. With so much bottle variation (purchased separately 3x), who knows? This one is lighter for Malescot but delicious.

Dec 4th, 2021
Scott@Mister A’s-San Diego

2015 vintage. Giving nose with lotsa mint/menthol. Heavy body as usual. That mint/menthol rolling thru the finish with plum. rhubarb and a really really small floater of pomegranate. Lacking in concentration on the finish, however, so a bit disappointing as it stands now. Compared to the 2014? Not even close. Since it's a fave Margaux property, triple decanted to coax as much potential as possible but came up a little short.

2015 vintage. Giving nose with lotsa mint/menthol. Heavy body as usual. That mint/menthol rolling thru the finish with plum. rhubarb and a really really small floater of pomegranate. Lacking in concentration on the finish, however, so a bit disappointing as it stands now. Compared to the 2014? Not even close. Since it's a fave Margaux property, triple decanted to coax as much potential as possible but came up a little short.

Nov 6th, 2021
Paul J
9.1

1hr+ decant. Dark purple color with dark fruit on the nose. Concentrated but lacks character. New world style and I would have guessed an average Napa Cab if having blind. Has aging potential but not sure if that evolves this at all. Having had vintages from ‘00 to this, I’d say the wine at some point definitely shifted in style for the worse unfortunately.

1hr+ decant. Dark purple color with dark fruit on the nose. Concentrated but lacks character. New world style and I would have guessed an average Napa Cab if having blind. Has aging potential but not sure if that evolves this at all. Having had vintages from ‘00 to this, I’d say the wine at some point definitely shifted in style for the worse unfortunately.

Jan 23rd, 2021
Todd White

Not my favorite style. Seemed rough and unrefined. While age might help, it’s missing the fruit and softness that I like in other Margaux wines.

Not my favorite style. Seemed rough and unrefined. While age might help, it’s missing the fruit and softness that I like in other Margaux wines.

Sep 13th, 2020
Tiffani Thiessen

Beautiful French red for our anniversary dinner

Beautiful French red for our anniversary dinner

Jul 12th, 2020
Sean Thomas

Fantastic. On the nose: blackberry, blueberry, strawberry, cedar, cigar, menthol. On the tongue: blueberry, blackberry, cedar, smoke. This wine evolved substantially from open to an hour decant. Good balance on the structure. Raw and refined at the same time. Nice pairing on a rainy night with a filet au poivre.

Fantastic. On the nose: blackberry, blueberry, strawberry, cedar, cigar, menthol. On the tongue: blueberry, blackberry, cedar, smoke. This wine evolved substantially from open to an hour decant. Good balance on the structure. Raw and refined at the same time. Nice pairing on a rainy night with a filet au poivre.

Jun 20th, 2020