Malescot St. Exupery 2019 750ml

Château Malescot St. Exupéry is a Margaux third growth owned by the Zuger family since 1955, and it has become one of the appellation's best values among classified estates. The 2019 vintage, a warm, sunny year with cool nights, produced wines of great ripeness and freshness across the Médoc. James Suckling found sweet currant and berry aromas with blackcurrant, black cherry and floral notes, and a full-bodied palate with beautifully polished tannins. Decanter praised its juicy, vivid fruit and noted it "has structure for the long haul," while Jeb Dunnuck highlighted a cedary, herbal, old-school character. Give it a few more years; it should drink well through 2045.