Château Malescot Saint Exupery - Margaux 1995 b5952cb1c3ab96cb3c8c63cfb3dccaca

Wine Advocate

90 / 100

byRobert Parkerthe9/1/1998

This is the finest wine produced at Malescot-St.-Exupery since the great 1961. It is opaque purple-colored, with a fragrant, black cherry aroma intertwined with high quality toasty oak and spice. This medium-bodied, highly-extracted yet well-focused and delineated wine is beautifully made. It is a potential candidate for 15-20 years of cellaring. Impressive! Last tasted 1/97

Wine Advocate

90 / 100

byRobert Parkerthe2/28/1998

This wine may merit an outstanding rating. It offers a classic Margaux combination of elegance and richness. Medium-bodied, with delicate, beautifully ripe, black currant and floral aromas that compete with subtle new oak, the 1995 Malescot hits the palate with a lovely concoction of fruit, nicely integrated tannin and acidity, and a stylish, graceful feel. This quintessentially elegant Bordeaux should continue to improve in the bottle. A beauty! Anticipated maturity: 2002-2018.

Wine Spectator

91 / 100

byJames Sucklingthe1/31/1998

Extremely well-made. Beautifully aromatic, with nutmeg and berry aromas. Medium- to full-bodied, with well-integrated tannins. Coffee, vanilla and fruit on the aftertaste. Best after 2001.

Wine Advocate

89-91 / 100

byRobert Parkerthe2/28/1997

This well-placed Margaux estate has turned things around as evidenced by the tasting notes for the 1993-95 vintages. This is the finest wine produced at Malescot-St.-Exupery since the great 1961. Opaque purple-colored, with a fragrant, black-cherry aroma intertwined with high quality toasty oak and spice, this medium-bodied, highly-placed Margaux estate has turned things around as evidenced by the tasting notes for the 1993-95 vintages.

Wine Advocate

88-90 / 100

byRobert Parkerthe4/30/1996

I can unequivocally say that the 1994 and 1995 offerings are the two most impressive back to back efforts I have ever tasted from Malescot St.-Exupery. This estate is capable of making some knock-out wines, as anyone who has tasted the 1961 is aware. The 1995 may turn out even better than the 1994. The color is a black/purple, and the captivating nose offers a lavish display of sweet, jammy black plums and currants intermixed with new oak and scents of underbrush. With low acid, as well as surprising denseness and richness, this opulent (even voluptuous) wine possesses layers of fruit, a deep, long, heady finish, and outstanding concentration. If this estate does not excessively fine and filter it, this should turn out to be one of the sleepers of the vintage, as well as the finest Malescot St.-Exupery since the superb 1961. Although it will be drinkable young, it should be given 5-6 years of cellaring; it will keep for two decades. Impressive!