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Kirwan 2009 75cl

3eme Grand Cru Classé | Margaux | Bordeaux | France
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92 Robert Parker
A big, powerful Margaux that should age for 20+ years, this inky purple-colored wine exhibits notes of spring flowers intermixed with blackberries, raspberries and cassis. Some lead pencil shavings and toasty oak are also present in this powerful yet at the same time very pure, textured, full-throttle Kirwan. It needs about 5-7 years of cellaring and will be among the longest-lived wines of the vintage.
92 Wine Spectator
Ripe and mouthfilling, but with fresh acidity harnessing the core nicely, keeping the dark plum, blackberry and sage notes wound up, while lilac, sandalwood and black tea fill in on the finish. Shows lovely mouthfeel. Drink now through 2024. 7,000 cases made. –JM
17 Rene Gabriel
57 % Cabernet Sauvignon, 17 % Merlot, 13,5 % Cabernet Sauvignon, 13,5 % Petit Verdot. Sattes Purpur-Granat, dicht in der Mitte, lila Schimmer aussen. Sehr aromatisches Bouquet mit würzigem Cabernet und Schwarzpfeffernote, Heidelbeerotuch dahinter und schwarze Hölzer. Im Gaumen mit einem sehr langen Körperbau ausgestattet, vorne auf der Zunge noch etwas strenge, fein kernige Tannine zeigend, das gibt diesem Weine eine gewisse, bourgeois anmutende Härte die er jetzt im Keller und später noch in der Flasche verdauen muss. Schafft er das? warten (2017 - 2028)
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Château Kirwan
Kirwan, is an infinitely charming estate. The late 18th century château was built by Mark Kirwan, a prosperous Irish businessman who combined two small adjoining vineyards in the village of Cantenac and gave his name to the new entity. He did much to enhance the wine's reputation, and the book "Thomas Jefferson on Wine" tells us that the third American president praised the wine greatly during a trip to Bordeaux in 1787, noting that "Château de Quirouen" was in the 2nd category, along with "Ségur", "Lynch", and etc. Château Kirwan was listed as the first of the Third Growths in 1855, when a classification of Médoc wines was made for the universal exhibition during the reign of Napoleon III. The Godard family acquired Kirwan in the latter half of the 19th century. They expanded the vineyards and designed beautiful grounds and gardens with a fish pond and a rose arbour. The Schÿler family purchased Kirwan in 1926. Originating from cities belonging to the Hanseatic League, the Schÿlers came to Bordeaux in 1739 to establish a wine business. They made major investments at Kirwan starting in the 1970s and are closely identified with this great wine. In 2007, Sophie, Nathalie and Yann Schÿler's expertise was complemented by the appointment of a new managing director, the experienced oenologist Philippe Delfaut.