Château Malescot Saint Exupéry - Margaux 2006

Wine Advocate

90 / 100

par Neal Martin le 31/05/2016

Tasted at the property as part of a vertical tasting, the 2006 Château Malescot St Exupery is a blend of 57% Cabernet Sauvignon, 25% Merlot and 4% each of Petit Verdot and Cabernet Franc, picked between 25 September and 12 October. It has a detailed, quite mineral-driven bouquet with blood orange scents infusing the red berry fruit, the oak neatly integrated. The palate is well balanced with edgy red berry fruit on the entry, a stoniness underneath, a Margaux of the earth not the air. Correct and linear, with good depth and ample freshness, it actually reminds me of Brane Cantenac in style and the salinity on the finish is just wonderful. Returning after 30 minutes, you notice the acidity coming through more and more, though it is in sync with the fruit. This is a delightful Margaux to enjoy over the next 10-15 years. Tasted March 2016.

Jancis Robinson

16,5 / 20

par Jancis Robinson le 27/01/2010

Mellifluous and very juicy. Lots of ripe fruit and gentle fruit. Silky texture. Pretty Margaux-expressive. Slightly dry on the end but not too exaggerated. Just slightly dry finish. Drink 2015-2028

Wine Advocate

91 / 100

par Robert Parker le 01/02/2009

While it is easy to lose sight of this wine, given the prodigious 2005 that was produced, this is another outstanding effort from an estate that has been doing everything right for some time. Notes of graphite, black currant liqueur, incense, and camphor make for a complex and intensely penetrating set of aromatics. Dark ruby/purple, medium to full-bodied, with superb concentration and moderate tannin, this is a beauty of finesse and substance that should be at its best between 2012 and 2024. 91+

Stephen Tanzer's International Wine Cellar

90-92 / 100

par Stephen Tanzer le 30/06/2008

Good red-ruby. Bright, sexy aromas of sweet cherry, licorice, minerals and smoky oak. Juicy, sweet and energetic, with subtle, tightly wound flavors of raspberry, mulberry and minerals. This has the nerve that the 2007 does not yet show. Wonderfully vibrant wine with a firm tannic spine and excellent length.

La Revue du Vin de France

15-16 / 20

le 06/07/2007

Une petite déception pour ce vin à la structure riche, mais manquant, sur l'échantillon présenté, de volume et d'ampleur. Il faudra le revoir.

Decanter Magazine

17 / 20

le 30/06/2007

Deep colour, ripe, smoothly extracted fruit and has avoided the rawness of some wines, rich, plummy, good length, ripeness and potential complexity. 2012-20

Le Point

15,5-16 / 20

par Jacques Dupont le 24/05/2007

Fruits noirs, violette, belle attaque onctueuse, tanins fermes, durcissant en finale. Un vin puissant, sérieux, voire un peu austère. Nous avons avec Jean-Luc Suger un désaccord sur les finales qui se fondent ou pas au vieillissement. Le temps et la dégustation nous départageront.

Wein Wisser

17 / 20

par René Gabriel le 07/05/2007

2014-2028. Aufhellendes Granat-Rubin. Offenes Bouquet, schöne Süsse zeigend, gekochte, rote Pflaumen. Im Gaumen erstaunlich saftig, schon recht cremig runde Tannine, burgundisch endend, also eher früh genussreif, was beim Malesct bis jetzt noch nie der Fall war.

Falstaff

90-92 / 100

le 03/05/2007

Tiefdunkles Rubingranat, jugendliche Reflexe, violetter Rand. In der Nase reife Zwetschkenfrucht, Brombeerkonfitüre, etwas Nougat. Am Gaumen saftige Kirschenfrucht, stoffig, präsente, aber runde Tannine, komplexe Textur, nach Zwetschken und Hagebutten, gefällt durch Rasse und Frische, sehr gutes Entwicklungspotenzial.

Wine Advocate

92-94 / 100

par Robert Parker le 03/05/2007

This property has made some brilliant wines in recent vintages, including a monumental 2005 and super-delicious 2004. Another stunning offering, the 2006 possesses sweet cherry and cassis notes intermixed with spring flowers, underbrush, and licorice. Medium-bodied and beautifully concentrated with soft acids as well as sweet tannin, the overall impression is one of opulence and plushness, atypical characteristics for a 2006. Anticipated maturity: 2010-2025.

Vinum

16 / 20

le 30/04/2007

Kompakt und herb, frisches, fruchtiges, nur im letzten Tail etws hartes Finale; charaktervoller Wein. 2012 bis 2018

TAST

16,5 / 20

le 30/04/2007

Fraîcheur, finesse, élégance, grande netteté dans la définition aromatique et la forme du tannin, caractère margalais très marqué (fraîcheur mentholée dans la fin de bouche), belle réussite, apogée dans dix à douze ans !

Wine Advocate

86-88 / 100

par Neal Martin le 15/04/2007

Tasted at the UGC. A very austere, conservative nose that lacks some fruit concentration, with dominant notes of green pepper and decaying leaves. The palate is better, perhaps a little blowsy with notes of blackberry, blueberry and cedar with coarse, rather astringent tannins. Dry finish. I expected a little more to be truthful.

Wine Enthusiast

89-91 / 100

le 15/04/2007

Delicious fresh, simple fruit, a wine that shows easy blackberry jam flavors and touches of sweet tannins. The balance is good, the fruit well integrated, even though the wine lacks weight. —R.V.

Jancis Robinson

16.50 / 20

par Jancis Robinson le 10/04/2007

Relatively light crimson with a pale rim. Warm and toasty - sweet and easy. Slightly chocolatey - could this be Cantenac Brown? [No!] Easy peasy without being desperately refreshing or exciting. Very competent drink though.

Wine Spectator

92-94 / 100

par James Suckling le 29/03/2007

Lots of blackberry and spice character, with chocolate undertones. Full-bodied, with lovely fine tannins and a long finish. A textbook claret, with refinement yet power. Love the touch of sweet fruit on the end. Almost Burgundian. Lovely and pretty.