2014 Château Malescot St. Exupéry
Community Tasting Note
castle.rob@gmail.com Likes this wine:
92 Points
Saturday, March 18, 2023 - Medium garnet color
Musty forest and oak on the nose
On the palate prune, cranberry, blackberries, licorice
High acidity and smooth tannins
Wine tasting for Grandmother's friends
Art in bloom, St Petersburg, FL
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Comment posted by WineGuyDelMar:
3/18/2023 3:10:00 PM - Any decant?
Comment posted by castle.rob@gmail.com:
3/19/2023 2:19:00 PM - Yes... this was the second wine of the tasting. We probably decanted it for about 40min
Comment posted by WineGuyDelMar:
3/19/2023 3:41:00 PM - Was that enough decanting time? I was thinking it still might require 2 hours. I’m going to try one early April. It’s still around $65 which is reasonable for the quality of this Chateau.
Comment posted by castle.rob@gmail.com:
3/19/2023 6:58:00 PM - I think 2 hours wouldn't hurt. We were moving through the wines for this tasting, and we enjoyed it. But 2 hours should be plenty of time for it to fully open.
Comment posted by WineGuyDelMar:
3/19/2023 8:20:00 PM - Thanks