Malescot Saint Exupery - Margaux 2018

Vinous

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byAntonio Gallonithe3/31/2021

The 2018 Malescot Saint Exupéry is every bit as compelling as it was from barrel. Powerful and incisive, the 2018 is a driving, potent Margaux that dazzles from the first taste. Iron, smoke, new leather, licorice, pressed rose petal and cedar all open in the glass, conveying tremendous nuance and a ton of character.

Wine Advocate

95

byLisa Perrotti-Brownthe3/31/2021

The medium to deep garnet-purple colored 2018 Malescot St. Exupery leaps from the glass with expressive scents of baked blackberries, Morello cherries and boysenberries with hints of blackcurrant cordial, dark chocolate, licorice and tilled soil. The medium to full-bodied palate has impressive intensity without heaviness, delivering mouth-coating black fruits and a firm, grainy texture, finishing with a refreshing earthy lift.

Jeb DUNNUCK

95

byJeb Dunnuckthe3/16/2021

I loved the 2018 Château Malescot Saint Exupéry from barrel two years ago, and it certainly doesn't disappoint from bottle today. Based on 50% Cabernet Sauvignon, 35% Merlot, and the rest Cabernet Franc and Petit Verdot, this deeply hued beauty boasts smoking good notes of blackcurrants, smoked tobacco, chocolate, and spice. Full-bodied and impressively concentrated, it has a stacked mid-palate, ripe, sweet yet certainly present tannins, a terrific sense of freshness, and a great finish. It's going to fun comparing this and the 2016 over the coming two decades! While there's some up-front accessibility and charm here, it really needs 4-6 years of bottle age and is going to have 20-25 years of overall longevity. This is gem of a wine that's well worth seeking out.

The Wine Cellar Insider

95

byJeff Levethe3/16/2021

Almost opaque in color, this full-bodied, lusciously textured, round, rich gem provides layers of ripe, sweet, dark red fruits, licorice, espresso, plums and cherries . The combination of velvety tannins, intensity and a plush finish hits the spot. If you can keep your hands off it for a decade or so, this is going to be an outstanding wine to enjoy for the following 2 decades after that.

Vinous

94

byNeal Martinthe3/12/2021

The 2018 Malescot St. Exupery has a very attractive bouquet of detailed scents of red currant, wild strawberry, wilted rose petals and crushed stone, all gaining intensity with aeration. The palate is medium-bodied with supple tannins matched with a fine bead of acidity. It feels a little more compact than its Margaux peers and exerts an insistent grip on the finish. But I admire its focus and precision. A Margaux that should age with style over the next 20–30 years.

Wine Spectator

95

byJames Molesworththe2/1/2021

Lovely, with gently mulled plum, blackberry and black currant fruit sailing through atop a velvety structure while mouthwatering bay, black tea and iron notes flow underneath. Seductive, detailed finish lets a sanguine note echo longest. Gorgeous wine. Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot and Cabernet Franc. Best from 2023 through 2036. 9,183 cases made. –JM

Falstaff

94

byPeter Moserthe1/29/2021

Dunkles Rubingranat, violette Reflexe, zarte Randaufhellung. Dunkle Beerenfrucht, schwarze Kirschen, gewürzig unterlegte Edelholznuancen, feine tabakige Note. Saftige, elegante Textur, frische Herzkirschen, zart nach Nougat, reife, tragende Tannine, extraktsüßer Abgang, bleibt gut haften, würzig im Rückgeschmack, braucht noch etwas Zeit. (2025 - 2045)

Yvesbeck.wine

94

byYves Beckthe1/26/2021

Bouquet filigrane, subtile aux notes mentholées et fruitées avec des nuances de framboises, de mûres et de réglisse. Attaque friande et fraîche. Belle expression aromatique, dès la mise en bouche. Le vin est élégant, parfaitement soutenu par des tannins soyeux et en phase avec une structure acide qui agit en coulisse en soutenant l'expression aromatique jusqu'en fin de bouche. Finale fruitée et persistante.

Jamessuckling.com

97

byJames Sucklingthe1/12/2021

A seductive Margaux with an intense nose of black fruit and red plums. Some herb and wood notes, too. It’s full-bodied with pretty, pure-berry flavors with some crushed stones and cement. The texture is silky and fine-grained and the tannins melt into the wine. Precise, flavorful finish with length. Try after 2024.

Decanter.com

93

byJane Ansonthe1/12/2021

WeinWisser

18

byTjark Witzgallthe5/7/2019

Jeb DUNNUCK

94-96

byJeb Dunnuckthe5/1/2019

Tasted twice and showing incredibly well both times, the 2018 Château Malescot Saint-Exupery comes from a 28-hectare vineyard in the heart of Margaux and is a rough blend of 50% Cabernet Sauvignon, 35% Merlot, and the balance Cabernet Franc and Petit Verdot. This full-bodied Margaux has everything you could want from this appellation, offering incredibly complex notes of cassis, tobacco, earth, and spice, full body, sweet tannins, no hard edges, and a great, great finish. It’s an incredibly sexy, flawlessly balanced beauty that’s going to be relatively approachable in its youth yet age effortlessly on its balance and purity.

Vinous

93-96

byAntonio Gallonithe5/1/2019

The 2018 Malescot Saint Exupéry is fabulous. Powerful and explosive in the glass, and yet remarkably polished, the 2018 is impressive. Graphite, smoke, gravel, spice and leather infuse a potent, full-bodied Margaux built on structure. Even so, in this vintage, Malescot shows unusually supple tannins and a softer feel than is usually the case. The blend is 50% Cabernet Sauvignon, 35% Merlot, 10% Cabernet Franc and 5% Petit Verdot. Tasted three times.

Vinifera

93

byJacques Perrinthe5/1/2019

Nez explosif et même impressionnant mais sans excès ni vulgarité, on devine juste un très beau raisin. Bouche veloutée et très pleine sur l'attaque, vineuse, tanbin bien enrobé. Vin séveux, de fort potentiel. 

The Wine Cellar Insider

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byJeff Levethe4/23/2019

Dark, almost inky in color, the wine offers intensity, richness, velvet textures and purity of fruit. The array of black, deep red and nearly blue fruit with smoke, flowers, earth, espresso and licorice leaves a marked impression on the nose, on the palate and in the long, silky, polished finish.

Wine Advocate

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byLisa Perrotti-Brownthe4/23/2019

The deep garnet-purple colored 2018 Malescot St. Exupery comes prancing out of the glass with flamboyant raspberry coulis, kirsch and redcurrant jelly scents over a fresh blackcurrant and boysenberry core with wafts of red roses, cinnamon stick and forest floor. Full-bodied, rich and opulent in the mouth, the palate delivers stacks of red fruit, cassis and floral layers with a firm, finely grained frame and plenty of freshness, finishing long and fragrant. Just lovely.

Wine Enthusiast

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byRoger Vossthe4/17/2019

This up-and-coming estate has produced a rich, generous wine. Its tannins are open and broad, giving power to the black currant flavor and fine acidity. It will certainly be an attractive, fruity and fresh wine as it matures.

Jamessuckling.com

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byJames Sucklingthe4/12/2019

A structured and muscular Malescot with blackberry and blackcurrant aromas and flavors. Full-bodied, chewy tannins and a flavorful finish. Big wine for this producer.

Jean-Marc QUARIN

90

byJean-Marc Quarinthe4/8/2019

Wine Spectator

93-96

byJames Molesworththe4/3/2019

Fresh and silky in feel, with light herb and sanguine notes amid the cassis and cherry puree flavors. Graceful and very pure.