CHÂTEAU MALESCOT ST EXUPÉRY 2013 1.5L

Château Malescot Saint-Exupéry 2013, 1.5 Litre Magnum
Equivalent to two standard 750 ml bottles, each robust magnum serves about 10 glasses of wine

“A pretty wine with a solid core of fruit with blueberry and mineral character. Floral. Full body, seamless and long. Racy for the vintage. Half the production. Extremely well done. (4/2014)” – 92/100, James Suckling

VARIETIES: A blend 62% Cabernet Sauvignon, 30% Merlot, 5% Cabernet Franc and 3% Petit Verdot
REGION: France / Bordeaux / Médoc / Margaux
AGEING: Aged in between 80% new and 100% new, French oak barrels for between 14 to 16 months before bottling
SERVE: Serve at 16 – 18ºC
FITS TO: Pair wonderfully with Boeuf en Croûte, Paupiettes d’agneau au Lard, Rôti de côte de Boeuf or Tournedos Rossini, and go well with soft / bloomy cheeses like Brie à la truffe, Brillat-Savarin, Camembert de Normandie, Coulommiers or Morbier
CRITICS SCORES: 93/JS, 91/WA, 91/V, 91/WS, 89/WE
VIVINO: Average 4.2 ★★★★✰

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3ᵉ Grand Cru Classé – 1855, Margaux Appellation | Range | Château Malescot Saint-Exupéry

Château Malescot St-Exupéry owes its name to two former owners: Simon Malescot, a royal councillor to the Bordeaux parliament, who acquired the estate in 1697, and Count Jean-Baptiste de Saint-Exupéry, who owned it from 1827 to 1853.

Paul Zuger and his son, Roger, purchased the château, located in the middle of the town of Margaux, in June 1955. After more than thirty years of unstinting efforts, Malescot St-Exupéry’s coat of arms has never been truer: Semper Ad Altum (“Ever Higher”). The 45-hectare estate has 23.5 hectares of vines on a fine terroir that “overlooks the river” – indicative of the best vineyard sites according to an old local saying.

Connoisseurs very much appreciate the outstanding bouquet of this great growth, whose fruitiness and body go together beautifully with meat dishes and cheeses.

Area under wine: 28 hectares
Production: 120,000 bottles
Soil: Pyrenean gravel
Grape varieties: 50% Cabernet Sauvignon,  35% Merlot, 10% Cabernet Franc, 5% Petit Verdot
Barrel ageing: 12-14 months / 100% New barrels
Second wine: Dame de Malescot