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.

A stunning red with currants, blackberries, roses and violets. Medium to full body, ultra-fine tannins and polish and finesse to the powerful tannins. A real stunner

James Suckling – 97 points

A stunning red with currants, blackberries, roses and violets. Medium to full body, ultra-fine tannins and polish and finesse to the powerful tannins. A real stunner. Better than 2015. Take a serious look at it, beginning 2024.

Jeb Dunnuck – 96 points

The ruby/plum-colored 2016 Château Malescot Saint-Exupéry comes from vines in the heart of the Margaux appellation and is 55% Cabernet Sauvignon, 37% Merlot, and the balance Cabernet Franc and Petit Verdot. It’s a total rock star of wine and has fabulous notes of crème de cassis, barbecue smoke, graphite, and sandalwood that build beautifully with time in the glass. Medium to full-bodied, concentrated, layered, and seamless, it’s incredibly impressive and I’d wager up with the finest vintages ever from this estate. Give it a few years and enjoy over the following 20-25. Bravo!

Robert Parker’s Wine Advocate – 95 points

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.

Wine Enthusiast  – 93 points

This estate is really improving. The wine in this vintage is full of fragrant fruit, with the tannins making a fine backdrop to the juiciness. It’s going to be a fine medium-term wine.

Decanter – 93 points

This has forward oak edging and attractively smoky fireside notes of ash and grilled sarments. The tannins are monolithic at this stage, and there’s a lot to be impressed about in this wine, although it has closed down pretty severely, emphasising austerity rather than seduction. There’s no question that all the elements for ageing are present and correct – it’s a confident expression of the vintage and one with huge potential. Matured in 70% new oak. From a high yield of 51hl/ha.

Wine Spectator – 93 points

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.