Tasting Notes
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.
Blend 55% Cabernet Sauvignon, 37% Merlot, and the balance Cabernet Franc and Petit Verdot
James Suckling 97 Points
Robert Parker 95 Points
About Château Malescot St. Exupery
Château Malescot St. Exupery owest its name to two former owners: Simon Malescot, a royal councillor to the Bordeaux parliment, who acquired the estate in 1697, and Count Jean-Baptiste de Saint-Exupery, who owned it from 1827 to 1853.
Paul Zuger and his son, Rojer, purchased the chateau, located in the middle of the town of Margaux, in June 1955. After more than thirty years of unstinting efforts, Malescot St. Exupery’s coat of arms has never been truer: Semper Ad Altum (“Ever Higher”).