【Bordeaux Margaux Third Grade Growth】
【100% new French oak barrels aged for 12-14 months】
[The vineyards are adjacent to the first-class winery Chateau Margaux]
【James Suckling 94 pts】【Vinous 94 pts】
【Wine Advocate 93 pts】【Jancis Robinson 17/20 pts】
ZTF983D - Chateau Malescot Saint Exupery 2021
Special Price: $450/bottle
Region/Grade: France /Bordeaux/Margaux
Grape Varieties: 49% Cabernet Sauvignon, 38% Merlot, 8% Cabernet Franc, 5% Petit Verdon
Alcohol content: 13%
【James Suckling 94 pts】
Very floral with black currant and black cherry aromas with hints of lavender. Floral. Medium-bodied with firm and silky tannins that show beautiful length and polish. Goes on for a long time for the vintage. Classy. Drink after 2026.
【Wine Advocate 93 pts】
The 2021 Malescot St. Exupery has turned out nicely in its fleshy, flamboyant style, bursting with aromas of dark berries, cherries and creamy new oak. Medium to full-bodied, velvety and seamless, with supple tannins and a lively core of fruit, it's a strong effort.
【Margaux Third Grade Growth, France】
【Margaux Grand Cru Classé】
2016 - A Good Year
【James Suckling 97 pts】【Robert Parker 95 pts】【Vinous 95 pts】
【Wine Spectator 93pts】【Wine Enthusiast 93pts】
【Vivino 4.3 stars】
ZTF983C Chateau Malescot Saint Exupery 2016 Margaux (Grand Cru Classé)
Special price $580/bottle
Region/Grade: Margaux Grand Cru Classe, France
Grape Varieties: 50% Cabernet Sauvignon, 35% Merlot, 10% Cabernet Franc and 5% Petit Verdot
Alcohol content: 13.5%
【James Suckling 97 pts】
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.
【Robert Parker 95 pts】
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 of freshness, finishing with great length and depth.
【Vinous 95 pts】
The 2016 Malescot Saint Exupery has a well-defined bouquet of ample red currant, cranberry and strawberry fruit laced with rose petal and hints of graphite. There is something almost Saint Julien like about the aromatics. The palate is medium-bodied with supple, graphite-infused black fruit, and quite linear and poised, but it conveys a genuine sense of energy and tension toward the classic finish. A magnificent Margaux.
【Wine Spectator 93 pts】
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. 9,975 cases made.
【Wine Enthusiast 93pts】
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.
Chateau Malescot St-Exupery is located in the Margaux production area on the left bank of Bordeaux. It was acquired by Simon Malescot (then a councilor of King Louis XIV of France) in 1697 and named the winery Chateau Malescot after himself. After the Malescot family managed the winery for a century, it split and changed hands. In 1827, it was purchased by Count Jean-Baptiste St-Expéry. The count decided to change its name to Chateau Malescot St-Expéry in memory of his great-grandfather Antoine de Saint-Expéry, a pilot and writer. It was classified as a third-level winery in the 1855 Bordeaux Classified Winery. Other third-level wineries in the same production area include Chateau Palmer (BMW Winery) and Chateau Giscours (Mermaid Castle).
After changing owners several times and experiencing the economic crisis in the early 20th century, the winery began to decline. In the 1930s, due to World War II, it even became a dilapidated and abandoned manor. After the war, the Zuger family began to rebuild the vineyard with their passion for Bordeaux winemaking, so that the manor could produce fine wines worthy of the title of a third-level winery in a short period of time. To this day, the Zuger family still manages the estate. The new owner is Jean-Luc Zuger. Under his management, they continue to produce world-famous wines.
The winery's vineyards are located in two mainly gravel areas in the Margaux area, consisting of five scattered plots. Two of the vineyards are located directly to the north and west of Chateau Margaux, with a total area of 28 hectares. The surrounding surface layer is dominated by a 2-10 meter thick gravel layer, extending along the gentle slope to the mouth of the Gironde River (Gironde), while the underlying soil is marl and marl clay formed in the Tertiary Period. In some places, it is an iron layer, or "sandstone layer." The average age of the grapevines in the garden is 35 years, and some old vines are more than 50 years old. The planting density is 10,000 plants/hectare, and the average yield is about 5,000-6,000 liters/hectare. Currently, the main proportions of grape varieties are Cabernet Sauvignon about 50%, Merlot 35%, Carbernet Franc 10% and Petit Verdot 5%.
The winery hired the famous "flying winemaker" Michel Rolland as a winemaking consultant. Chateau Malescot St-Exupery wines undergo alcoholic fermentation in temperature-controlled vats without the addition of additional yeast or other additives. Then when aged, it is aged in new oak barrels for 14-16 months. Chateau Malescot St-Exupery wine has rich red berry and earthy aromas, known for its attractive raspberry and violet aromas, silky texture, rich and balanced wine, refined and elegant, round and concentrated tannins, good expression, spices and blackcurrant flavors accompanied by balanced and pleasant acidity.
