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Malescot Saint Exupéry 2006

RegionBordeaux
Subregion France > Bordeaux > Left Bank > Margaux
ColourRed
TypeStill
Grape VarietyCabernet Sauvignon/Merlot/Cabernet Franc

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Tasting Notes

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+
Robert Parker, RobertParker.com, February 2009

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.

90
Neal Martin, RobertParker.com, May 2016

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.

92/94
James Suckling, WineSpectator.com, March 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.

16.5
Jancis Robinson MW, JancisRobinson.com, April 2007

Full red-ruby. Musky aromas of currant, graphite, tobacco leaf, menthol, herbs and smoke are sexed up by a captivating candied quality. Densely packed and chewy but suave, with good peppery, herbal lift to the very ripe dark berry and mineral flavors. Not the ripest vintage ever for this wine, but that's not a bad thing as there's real energy to go with the broad texture.

90
Stephen Tanzer, International Wine Cellar, May 2009
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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.

92/94
Robert Parker, Wine Advocate (170), April 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. Tasted April 2007.

86/88
Neal Martin, RobertParker.com, April 2007

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.

90/92
Stephen Tanzer, International Wine Cellar, June 2008
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