2003 Château Malescot St. Exupéry

Community Tasting Notes (186) Avg Score: 91.5 points

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  5/13/2024 - BernieMSY Likes this wine: 95 Points

  I decanted this wine for 2 1/2 hours prior to tasting.
  
  Beautiful dark ruby color; plum and candied grape nose.
  
  Absolutely delicious! Gobs of ripe black fruit, accompanied by umami-laden notes of leather, earth and cedar pencil. This could easily be mistaken for an aged Napa Cabernet. Velvety tannins, and a satisfyingly rich finish. This is my last bottle of a full case purchase, and it has been fun tracking its development. That said, I think this is at it’s absolute maturational peak, and I advise consuming them now if you’ve got ‘em. I’m sorry to see this one go. It’s been a great ride!

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  2/17/2024 - Bordeaux_Jon Likes this wine: 93 Points

  A very successful and tasty 2003 that may outlive some of the first growths. Shows a good combination of red fruit and secondary characters like underbrush, leather, and cigar, this wine benefited from an hour of air. It has plenty of intensity and a long finish, and was a party crowd pleaser! Drink now or hold for 5+ years.

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  11/30/2023 - alamoave Likes this wine: 90 Points

  Good not great. Seems more acidic than other Margaux wines from the same vintage. No hurry.

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  9/22/2023 - IvanLi Likes this wine: 95 Points

  The wine is still singing and there is no decline in the eye sight, yet I see no reason to store it any further.
  This is one gorgeous ripe yet restrained Bdx fully developed yet demonstrating a perfect balance between tertiary notes of leather and cigar box on one hand and perfectly ripe (but not overripe) black and red fruits on the other. Ink, road dust, wet slate and pencil lead provide an extra support just in case you are not convinced.
  Initially I gave it a 94, but in the end added an extra point for the length of finish and the classyness of the flavour profile.

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  9/17/2023 - MikeCW wrote: 88 Points

  I don't mind riper Bordeaux but this was too far for me. Very dark in the glass, would have guessed very recent vintage. Just too ripe for my tastes. Reminds me of how I fee about Ridge Pagani, just too much. $33.99 from Premier Cru so I can't complain too much.

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