Château Malescot St Exupery is a 3ème Cru Classé, located in the appellation of Margaux.

In 1697 the land and chateau was sold by the Louise Ecoisses to Simon Malescot, King’s Counsel to Louis XIV at the Parliament of Bordeaux. Malescot gave his name to the property, and added a large house together with numerous outbuildings. the Malescot family sale the Chateau to Count Jean-Baptiste St-Exupéry, the grandfather of Antoine de Saint-Exupéry, the famous French writer and pilot, who wrote the little prince. The property was classified as a third growth in the 1855 classification, and changed the name in Chateau Malescot St-Exupéry. Under the Zuger’s, the buyer in 1955, the estate has grown to 23.5 ha, and many improvements and innovations have been implemented.

Blend – 58% Cabernet Sauvignon, 30% Merlot, 8% Cabernet Franc and 4% Petit Verdot

Ageing – it is matured in oak barriques, 60% of which are new, for 16 months and is bottled unfiltered.

The Chateau Malescot St. Exupery is a dark color with a fine crimson tint. The wine offers notes of ripe fruit, mocha and vanilla along with powerful yet harmonious and smooth tannins.

Robert Parker’s Wine Advocate – 95 points

Deep garnet colored, the 2010 Malescot St. Exupery wafts gracefully out of the glass with scents of potpourri, raspberry coulis and kirsch over a cassis and warm plums core with a touch of pencil shavings. Medium to full-bodied, the palate is packed with juicy red and black fruits, sporting a firm, fine-grained texture and oodles of freshness. It has a good, long and remarkably pure finish.

James Suckling – 95 points

A wine with beautiful strawberry and chocolate with hints of pie crust. It’s full-bodied with super integrated tannins and a long, long finish. Needs at least four to five years to really come together but so wonderful. Not the amazing 2009 but clearly outstanding.

Wine Spectator – 94 points

This delivers a slightly chewy-edged feel, with charcoal and roasted alder hints holding sway over the core of steeped damson plum, black currant and anise notes. Shows grip through the finish, but stays long, featuring a lovely backdrop of tar and warm stone.