Château Kirwan

Margaux

Name: Margaux
Brand: Château Kirwan
Price: 2295 ZAR
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Red Blend•Bordeaux•France

1 bottle750 ml•Free delivery

R2,295

QTY

Case of 6750 ml each•Free delivery

R13,770

QTY

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Taste profile

Type

Red Blend

On the palate

The 2016 vintage, bottled in late May, displays a superb dark ruby, almost garnet red colour. An intense bouquet of black fruit stands out in the nose, along with notes of cinnamon and mild pepper. In the mouth, the attack is at once full and fresh, promptly giving way to rich and lengthy volume. The smooth, juicy flesh coats the palate while fine notes of cocoa round out the aromatic blend. Delightfully grained tannins combine with distinct freshness and a lovely length. The wine offers a perceptible yet discrete concentration, illustrating the full grandeur of the Château Kirwan terroir. Superb potential for this 2016 vintage!

Cocoa

Black Fruit

Cinnamon

Pepper

Cultivar

55% Cabernet Sauvignon, 33% Merlot, 7% Cabernet Franc, 5% Petit Verdot

Region

Bordeaux

Appellation

Margaux

Country

France

Alcohol

13.5%

Cellaring potential

10 to 25 years

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Chateau Kirwan is located on the plateau of Cantenac with some of the finest gravelly soil in the Médoc. Kirwan is exquisitely elegant well-structured and typical of the very finest in the Margaux appellation. The vines are thinned out in order to encourage maximum concentration and ripeness in the grapes. These are hand-picked and carefully sorted before being crushed. The wine is fermented in temperature-controlled stainless steel vats and then aged in oak barrels (35% of which are renewed every year) for 18 months. Chateau Kirwan takes its name from the Irishman Mark Kirwan who owned the estate in the mid 18th century. The Schyler family has owned Kirwan since 1925.

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