Château Malescasse brings a polished, classic Haut‑Médoc style that’s all about balance, charm, and drinkability. Nestled between Margaux and Saint‑Julien, the estate sits on one of the Médoc’s highest gravel ridges, giving its Merlot‑Cabernet blends a bright, lifted character with supple fruit, fine tannins, and a clean, elegant finish. It’s a Cru Bourgeois Exceptionnel that consistently overdelivers—refined enough for collectors, yet welcoming and versatile for everyday enjoyment.
After numerous tastings, the final blend of this great wine will be decided. Some plots are automatically included because of their consistent quality: they give the wine its heart, its underlying structure, so to speak. Others are selected depending on the quality of the vintage. They all contribute to creating a balance which produces a wine that is complex, concentrated and elegant and with good keeping qualities.
A color that gives depth and intensity, followed by intense fresh fruit that embody this vintage, note of blackcurrant and subtle vanilla. A particularly delightful texture with well-integrated tannins that give good texture. Overall refined and balanced that showcases the ripe fruit of the vintage and the classic characteristics of the Haut-Médoc terroir.
Blend: 63% Cabernet-Sauvignon, 32% Merlot, 5% Petit Verdot.
92 Robert Parker's Wine Advocate Complex nose with flowers, cigar box, currants, forest floor, smoke, espresso, and spice; palate rich with sweet dark red berries, cocoa, soft textures, and freshness. Drinking Window: 2024–2040
91 Wine Enthusiast Bright and fruity, this wine comes from the heart of the Haut-Médoc. It offers ripe black fruits and some firm tannins. Drink the wine from 2026.
91 Decanter Drinking beautifully now, this blend of Merlot, Cabernet Sauvignon and a dash of Petit Verdot is from a historic Cru Bourgeois Exceptionnel château in the Haut-Médoc – a good source of value in Bordeaux – and scooped a Platinum medal in the 2023 Decanter World Wine Awards. The purity of ripe plum, blackberry and blackcurrant fruit, subtly integrated cedary oak and a brooding, darker streak make it a pleasure to drink, with or without food. Equally, you could lay it down for 5-10 years if you prefer a more savoury profile to your claret. Drinking Window: 2024 - 2035