At A Glance
- Field
- Detail
- Appellation
- Haut-Médoc
- Main wine
- Château Malescasse Cru Bourgeois Haut-Médoc
- Wine style
- Red Bordeaux aged in French oak
- Defining feature
- A principal château wine with secondary labels
The Producer
Château Malescasse makes red wine in Haut-Médoc, with annual production slightly less than 20,000 cases. The wines age in about 40% new French oak for up to 14 months before bottling.
The estate's principal wine is Château Malescasse Cru Bourgeois Haut-Médoc. Secondary labels sit alongside it, giving the château a range built around red Bordeaux and different levels of presentation.
Place
Haut-Médoc is the appellation carried by the principal bottle, placing Château Malescasse within Bordeaux's Médoc. The place appears directly on the label, while the vintage determines the proportions of Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot and Petit Verdot used in the wine.
Wines
The main wine is Château Malescasse Cru Bourgeois Haut-Médoc, a red whose 2022 vintage contains 49% Cabernet Sauvignon, 45.5% Merlot and 5.5% Petit Verdot. Cabernet Sauvignon contributes tannin and length, Merlot brings fruit and breadth, and Petit Verdot adds colour and spice.
The range also includes secondary labels alongside the principal château wine. Their individual names and styles are less clearly established than those of the main bottling.
In The Glass
The 2016 Château Malescasse is deep ruby, opaque at the core, with purple hues at the rim. Blackcurrant, sweet new French oak, forest floor and cedar fill the nose.
Pronounced tannins and oak give the wine a firm frame in its youth. Five years of ageing allow those elements to integrate.
Final Word
Château Malescasse is a Haut-Médoc château focused on red Bordeaux, with Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot and Petit Verdot carried through French oak ageing and a principal wine supported by secondary labels.
Sources
- www.thewinecellarinsider.com/bordeaux-wine-producer-profiles/bordeaux/haut-medoc-lesser-appellations/chateau-malescasse-haut-medoc-bordeaux-wine
- www.chateau-malescasse.com/en/chateau-malescasse-wines
- www.thechalkreport.com/post/wine-review-2016-ch%C3%A2teau-malescasse-haut-medoc-aop-cru-bourgeois-france-22