2020 Malescot-St-Exupery Bordeaux Blend

Bordeaux Blend - 750ML
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REVIEWS

JS 97 WA 97 TWI 95 JD 94 JL 94 WE 94 VN 93 DC 92 WS 92
JS 97

jamessuckling.com, January 2023

Lots of blackcurrants and blueberries on the nose, together with walnuts and chocolate. Full-bodied and very layered, with super depth and plushness, offering currant, crushed-stone and bitter-chocolate flavors. Very lush...
WA 97

Robert Parker's Wine Advocate, May 2021

(95 - 97 points) Sporting a deep purple-black color, the 2020 Malescot St. Exupery prances out of the glass with showy scents of ripe black and red currants, black cherries, raspberry leaves and ground cloves, plus wafts...
TWI 95

The Wine Independent, March 2023

Deep garnet-purple colored, the 2020 Malescot St. Exupery is a little sluggish and broody to begin, before cutting loose with notes of crushed red currants, warm cassis, and black raspberries, followed by hints of...
JD 94

jebdunnuck.com, March 2023

(94+ points) Beautiful cassis, smoky oak, graphite, blackberries, and scorched earth notes emerge from the 2020 Château Malescot Saint Exupéry, another incredibly impressive wine from Margaux in the vintage. With medium...
JL 94

TheWineCellarInsider.com, August 2023

Deeply colored, the wine sports a nose of cocoa, flowers, black pit fruits, and espresso. The palate is full, rich, deep, vibrant long. The depth of fruit, length, and volume, as well as freshness attached to the fruit in...
WE 94

Wine Enthusiast,

(92-94 points) Barrel Sample. This wine is dry, showing some extracted tannins. It is the weight of the black fruits that will redeem its initial massive structure. Acidity and hints of the blackberry fruits to come...
VN 93

Vinous, November 2024

The 2020 Malescot Saint-Exupéry is oaky on the nose. At the moment, the wood occludes the fruit profile, but it will assimilate with time, and there is satisfying delineation. The palate is medium-bodied with a sweeter...
DC 92

Decanter, February 2023

Crunchy blue fruits with nice acidity and finessed tannins that gently support the succulent cherry, blackcurrant and plum fruit. Toasted elements, clove and cinnamon and cedar and liquorice come into play fairly quickly...
WS 92

Wine Spectator, January 2023

A ripe, slightly flashy style, with a lovely core of mulled plum and blackberry fruit laced with black tea and singed sandalwood. Reveals a very caressing feel through the finish, with hints of mocha and dark tobacco...

WINE DETAILS

Color & Type Red
Varietal Bordeaux Blend
Country France
Region Bordeaux
Sub-region Margaux
Vintage 2020
Size 750ML
Percent alcohol 14%
Closure Cork

The 2020 Malescot-St-Exupery is a compelling Bordeaux Blend from the Margaux sub-region in Bordeaux, France. This red wine, bottled with a cork closure and featuring 14% alcohol, has garnered significant attention from wine critics, achieving high scores across the board.

Robert Parker's Wine Advocate praised the wine with an outstanding score of 97 points, noting its "deep purple-black color" and "showy scents of ripe black and red currants, black cherries, raspberry leaves," alongside a "firm, grainy texture and well-balanced acidity" (LPB). Similarly, Jeff Leve from TheWineCellarInsider.com also awarded it 97 points, describing it as "incredibly dark in color" and highlighting its "plush, dense, full-bodied" character with "layers of polished, velvety dark red fruits."

James Suckling echoed these sentiments with another 97-point review, emphasizing the wine's "full-bodied and very layered" nature, which includes flavors of "currant, crushed-stone and bitter-chocolate." He suggests it will benefit from additional bottle age, recommending consumption after 2027.

Other notable reviews include Jeb Dunnuck's 94+ points, lauding the wine's "beautiful cassis, smoky oak, graphite, blackberries" and its "medium to full-bodied richness." Wine Enthusiast and Wine Spectator both gave it 94 and 92 points, respectively, with the latter noting a "ripe, slightly flashy style" with a "lovely core of mulled plum and blackberry fruit."

Decanter also praised the wine with a 92-point score, mentioning its "crunchy blue fruits" and "finessed tannins," while Vinous gave it 93 points, noting its current oaky nose but potential for development with time.

Overall, the 2020 Malescot-St-Exupery stands out as a structured and multi-layered wine, promising further evolution with age.