Château Malescot Saint-Exupéry 2024 in primeur

Aromas of violets, dark cherries and blueberries follow through to a medium-bodied palate with chewy tannins. Slightly angular, but there is a good center palate to hold the fruit. Structured, with a medium-long finish. 53% merlot, 40% cabernet sauvignon and 7% petit verdot. 50% new oak this year in contrast with 60% last year.

The 2024 Malescot Saint Exupéry has a cohesive nose with ample scents of blackberry, raspberry, light violet and just a touch of cedar in the background—backward, for sure, but it unfurls in the glass. The medium-bodied palate has firm tannins, a little chewy in a pleasant way with composure and bite on the finish. This is a thoroughly enjoyable fresh Margaux that will drink earlier than the 2022. - Neal Martin. 

Perfumed aromatics. Intense and expressive. Nicely ripe and chewy - even a touch sweet - at first before becoming more sleek and tapering with cool blue fruit and salty stones. It’s ripe but also not so expressive on the finish, more calm right now. Sleek, refined and well presented, just compact and tight right now. - Georgina Hindle. 

Spicy and savoury oak aromas with dark prune and plum fruit and some wild flowers. Plenty of depth and no green-edge to the tannins, with fresh acidity and enough fleshy weight of fruit. This is quite a rich example for the vintage.