2018

Tasting notes

Most importantly it tastes great! It has balance and depth and silky tannins.
Because of the weather this year, it’s rare to find freshness in the wines. Malescot has some.
Slightly woody, toasted hints become apparent after the wine has been allowed to breathe. It still needs to
age more, but everything is under control.
Distinctive, yet familiar.

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2017

Tasting notes

This vintage of Malescot is unexaggerated and all about subtlety, length and texture, proving that Margaux
is a land of contrasts.
A top quality vintage despite relentless weather conditions. Sophisticated and big.

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2016

Tasting notes

Outstanding quality of fruit.
Ripe, fresh grapes with intense dark colour.
Lovely balance with a supple tannic framework.
Beautiful concentration. A bounteous wine.

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2015

Tasting notes

Outstanding quality of fruit reminiscent of 2005.
Ripe, fresh, slightly jammy grapes.
Dark, intense colour.
Lovely balance with a subtle tannic framework.
Beautiful concentration. A bounteous wine.

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2014

Tasting notes

Ripe, fresh fruit, lovely balance with tannins that promise long keeping potential.
Beautiful concentration.

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2013

Tasting notes

Despite tricky weather conditions, the 2013 vintage of Château Malescot St-Exupéry is unique in its
refinement. Fresh fruit aromas are dominant on the nose. The harmony displayed on the finish is a lovely
surprise.

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2012

Tasting notes

Bright, intense, sustained colour. Black fruit aromas dominate the nose. Lovely intense ripeness.
The wood is remarkably well blended in. Silky, supple, rich and long with a very nicely balanced tender
finish. Really delicate and fine potential.

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2011

Tasting notes

Outstanding black fruit aromas. Rich and nicely balanced with great length and strong ageing potential.

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2010

Tasting notes

Classic vintage. Perfectly ripe, powerful fruit aromas that explode on the nose.
Malescot has taken on lovely acidity and an impressive tannic structure. Freshness too.
It fills the mouth and has lovely multiple aromatic layers. It’s all about balance.

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2009

Tasting notes

An outstanding vintage! Lots of character and very big. Hints of mocha, cedar, liquorice and fruit that are
becoming multi-layered: everything is there with more intensity. It will endure through time and its
complexity will grow.

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2008

Tasting notes

Lovely bright, intense colour. Black berry aromas dominate the nose, lovely intense ripeness with hints of
wood, liquorice and cedar.
Silky, rich, supple and long with a very nicely balanced, very soft finish. Very delicate and lots of
potential.

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2007

Tasting notes

Deep, quite bright colour in a year that was a little cold. Intriguing multi-layered red berry aromas on the
nose. The wood has blended in remarkably well.
This a real sweet without sugar, very tender, subtle and kind.
Enjoyment sealed up in a bottle for a few years more.

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2006

Tasting notes

Quite intense, bright purple. Very distinctive black berry, mocha and liquorice aromas, still fresh.
It has a real tannic framework. A traditional wine, noticeably big.

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2005

Tasting notes

An intense purple is the dominant colour with some violet tints from its almost eternal youth. The features
of the 2005 are not very different from the others.
The aromas of mocha, cedar, liquorice and fruit have taken on more layers. Everything is there with
greater intensity.
Outstanding vintages are like this. This one will endure over time, and it will become increasingly multi-
layered.

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2004

Tasting notes

Lovely and bright, almost transparent. The aromas are becoming quite intense, with the fruit mingling with
the secondary aromas, reminiscent almost of mushrooms.
As always in the cold years, the focus is more on subtlety than producing a big wine.
This 2004 is subtle, elegant and great for drinking now and for a few more years.

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2003

Tasting notes

Deep purple and garnet colour.
The sun can be amazing sometimes, producing in the Bordeaux area these complex aromas of ripe and
candied fruit with astounding intensity and multiple layers.
This is a big, fleshy wine with dense tannins and it will be long-lived. It has surprising acidity and length.
One of the great wines of the vintage.

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2002

Tasting notes

This initially much maligned vintage stands out with its lovely, intense, quite sustained colour. Its
archetypal elegance and subtlety were wrongly taken as some defect at the start.
This wine is all about balance and subtlety. It is the perfect wine for today. You could almost gorge on it!

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2001

Tasting notes

It has appealing aromas of blackcurrant, plum, cherry and fine spice. This is followed by great purity,
combining powerful flavour and subtlety with soft tannins that are also fleshy.
Its great freshness progressively invades the palate. A generous wine.

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2000

Tasting notes

Behind its deep, dark robe there are more complex aromas of undergrowth and almost musk. This is a
keeping wine and perfect for hunting parties with game.

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1999

Tasting notes

Lovely colour that is very bright, but not very sustained. The aromas are quite multi-layered, but not very
intense, slight liquorice, coffee and toast.
Quite good structure, the tannin is still noticeable. Pleasant finish with elegance.

1998

Tasting notes

Lovely bright colour with nice intensity. Many different layers in this wine that has breeding.
Nicely fresh for its age, very elegant and tender. Silky, delicate tannin.
This is beginning to be an old wine with complex enjoyment, a connoisseur’s wine.

1997

Tasting notes

Ruby colour. Still has black berry and floral aromas. Very elegant and subtle, very pleasant and appealing.

1996

Tasting notes

Lovely intense colour with an orange tint on the meniscus. Multiple layers of intense red fruit and
blackcurrant. Dense, quite textured and very well balanced with nice length.

1995

Tasting notes

Lovely, sustained colour that is quite intense for its age.
Multiple layers of toast and ripe fruit with lots of intensity.
Lovely density, balance and appeal with nice body. Long, silky finish.

1994

Tasting notes

Lovely, sustained colour that is quite intense for its age. Multiple layers of toast and ripe fruit with lots of
intensity.
Lovely density, balance and appeal with nice body. Long, silky finish.

1993

Tasting notes

Quite sustained colour that has evolved slightly. Medium intensity spice aromas on the nose, pleasant.
It is typically elegant and subtle, average complexity, but very nicely balanced and silky.

1992

Tasting notes

Medium colour, bright. Quite a nice aromatic range between mocha and floral hints.
Medium concentration. The finish is tannic, but not unpleasant, leaving it with further ageing potential.

1991

Tasting notes

Astonishing quite intense colour. Fruit and nicely blended woody aromas that make it quite multi-layered.
Good density, intense and lots of balance.
A fine success in a year said to be difficult.

1990

Tasting notes

Clean colour, slightly orange with tints that are still violet.
The nose is developing very nicely, still giving an impression of freshness with spice, candied fruit and
hints of vanilla.
Lots of appeal with nicely built balance and very elegant length that makes it very enjoyable.