2025 Malescot St-Exupery (Margaux)

Deep and intense plum colour, grilled sandalwood and cedar, dried oregano and cranberry fruit, with firm tannins that offer Left Bank architecture but the acidity needs to soften further. Yield 25 hl/ha. 89 points

The 2025 Malescot Saint Exupery is classic Malescot—dark, powerful and quite brooding. Dark-toned fruit, gravel, incense, licorice, tobacco and dried herbs are delineated with serious concentration and pure, unbridled power. This backward, massively tannic Margaux is a wine for readers who can be patient. 93-95 points

A blend of 60% Cabernet Sauvignon, 34% Merlot and 6% Petit Verdot, the 2025 Chateau Malescot St. Exupéry offers up aromas of sweet blackberries, plums, pencil shavings and licorice. Medium- to full-bodied, rich and fleshy, with a sun-kissed core of fruit and powdery structuring tannins, it`s a dramatic, generous, crowd-pleasing style of Margaux. 92-94 points