Château Malescot St Exupery, 3ème Cru Classé, Margaux, 2009
This is a massively impressive Malescot and one of the superstars of Margaux. Packed with flamboyant aromas of liquid minerals, graphite, crème de cassis, damsons, wild summer berries, this is lush, suave, sumptuous, intensely concentrated; an enormous Malescot, which somehow manages to perform a miraculous balancing act. This is complex, chocolaty, mineral, with wonderful texture, balance and silky, refined tannins. An astonishing effort.
critic reviews
Enticing dark plum colour, this is carefully extracted, emphasising the fully ripe fruits that head towards fig and blackberry, along with creme de cassis, incense and cinnamon, carefully balanced by fresher touches of sage and fennel herbs. Thoroughly enjoyable. 80% new oak for ageing.
The 2009 Malescot St. Exupery has such a sweet and honeyed bouquet, more McClaren Vale Shiraz than Margaux! The palate is sweet on the entry, huge extraction here, honeyed in style with a rather cloying finish. I am not sure what to make of this bottle because I have encountered marvelous examples in the past. I will re-taste and defer judgement for now. Tasted blind at Farr Vintners’ 2009 Bordeaux tasting.