Troisième Grand Cru Classé en 1855 · Red

Where is Château Malescot St. Exupéry wine from?

Château Malescot St. Exupéry is a red wine from Margaux, in Médoc, Bordeaux, France. It is classified Troisième Grand Cru Classé en 1855 and made mainly from Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, Cabernet Franc and Petit Verdot.

Château Malescot St. Exupéry wine label — Photo: User:Geographer, CC BY 3.0 (Wikimedia Commons)

Château Malescot St. Exupéry at a glance

Classification	Troisième Grand Cru Classé en 1855
Appellation	Margaux
Style	Red wine
Grapes	Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, Cabernet Franc, Petit Verdot
Village or town	Margaux
Subregion	Médoc
Region	Bordeaux
Country	France
Vineyard area	30 ha
Coordinates	45.0414, -0.6736

Château Malescot St. Exupéry

Margaux, Bordeaux, France

Troisième Grand Cru Classé en 1855

Named partly after the great-grandfather of the aviator Antoine de Saint-Exupéry

Appellation: Margaux
Grapes: Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, Cabernet Franc, Petit Verdot
Vineyard: 30 ha

Simon Malescot, a counsellor at the Bordeaux parliament, bought the estate in 1697. Jean-Baptiste de Saint-Exupéry added his name after buying it in 1827. The present château in Margaux village was built from 1870 to 1874 by Louis Garros.

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