Château Malescot Saint-Exupéry is a Third Growth (1855) from Margaux, a historic estate revived under the Zuger family, owners since 1955, with roughly 28 hectares on deep gravel soils near the Gironde. The 2025 is the grand vin, reported as a blend of 60% Cabernet Sauvignon, 34% Merlot, and 6% Petit Verdot, and is typically matured about 12–14 months in French oak.
In early tastings, the wine’s profile is clearly structured and dark-leaning, but with ample fruit. Antonio Galloni (Vinous) calls it “classic Malescot—dark, powerful and quite brooding,” emphasizing “serious concentration and pure, unbridled power,” and describing it as “backward” and “massively tannic,” a Margaux “for readers who can be patient” (93–95; 95).
William Kelley (Robert Parker’s Wine Advocate) similarly frames 2025 as generous and accessible in style despite its frame, noting “sweet blackberries, plums, pencil shavings and licorice,” with a “rich and fleshy” palate and “powdery structuring tannins,” concluding it is a “dramatic, generous, crowd-pleasing style of Margaux” (92–94; 94). James Suckling rates it 95–96 and underlines its build: “very structured… full and flexing, with solid tannins and a long finish. Impressive.”
Among the strongest reviews, The Wine Palate posts an excellent 95–97 (97), describing a “deep garnet-purple” wine with “shimmery blue and red berry flavors,” “ripe, fine-grained tannins,” “great tension,” and a “long and perfumed” finish, finishing with “Stunning!” Jeff Leve (The Wine Cellar Insider) also lands in the top tier at 93–95 (95), highlighting “floral aromas,” “espresso, currants, black cherries, and cocoa,” plus a “round, creamy… fresh” palate and recommending a long window: “Drink from 2030–2055.”
Jeb Dunnuck notes that it is “showing a lot of oak at the moment,” but praises its “beautiful purity of fruit” and expects it to “integrate… over the course of its élevage,” calling it “an outstanding wine” (92–94; 94). Overall, critics converge on a 2025 that pairs Margaux perfume with serious structure, built for cellaring but already notable for depth of fruit and drive.
