Château Malescot Saint-Exupéry 2020

Wineadvocate

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 of lilacs and tilled soil. Medium to full-bodied, the palate delivers mouth-coating black and red fruit layers with a firm, grainy texture and well-balanced acidity, finishing on a lingering fragrant-earth note.

Vinous

The 2020 Malescot Saint Exupéry is absolutely gorgeous. Deep and silky (that is not a typo) Malescot shows a level of finesse that is truly remarkable. There is still plenty of textural intensity, but also greater elegance than in the recent past. Succulent dark cherry, plum, licorice, incense and blood orange all run through this wonderfully sumptuous, expressive Margaux. Give this a few years in bottle. Superb. (Drink between 2028-2060) - AG 02/2023

Beck

Que de caractère, de profondeur dans Malescot-St. Exupéry 2020 ! Le bouquet, juvénile, brille de sa pluralité, de sa complexité au travers de nuances florales et fruitées. Il se révèle lentement et annonce un grand vin. Ceci est bien assumé par le palais qui cumule fraîcheur, fruit et tension. Ses tannins, précis et veloutés, assurent la puissance et confèrent une belle amertume en fin de bouche, ce qui a pour effet de souligner l'expression et la persistance de la finale. Un vin brillant de précision, de puissance, de tonus et de persistance. 2026-2045 - YB 01/2023

Suckling

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 for this wine, but velvety and structured at the same time. Needs four to six years of bottle age. Try after 2027. - 12/2022

Dunnuck

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 to full-bodied richness, it has plenty of mid-palate depth, the building, firmer tannins of the vintage, fabulous purity of fruit, and a great finish. Hide bottles for 4-5 years and enjoy over the following 15-20 years.