CHÂTEAU KIRWAN 2016
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Château Kirwan 2016
“This big, rich wine offers dense tannins as well as sumptuous black fruits. Fruit and acidity come together to create a wine with both richness and juicy blackplum flavors. Drink this powerful wine from 2025.” – 94/100, #Editors’ Choice – Wine Enthusiast
VARIETIES: 55% Cabernet Sauvignon, 33% Merlot, 7% Cabernet-franc, 5% Petit Verdot
REGION: Margaux AOC, Bordeaux, France
AGEING: : 18 months in casks, 50% new
GUARDING POTENTIAL: Enjoy now or will cellar well up to 10 years
SERVE: Serve at 16 – 18ºC
FITS TO: Pair beautifully with Red Meat (Beef and Duck) and then, when it goes older, match it with a Filet Mignon de Porc accompanied with Prunes or Noble Mushrooms.
CRITICS SCORES: WE/95, D/93, JS/92, WS/90, RP/90
VIVINO: Average 4.2 ★★★★✰
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3ᵉ Grand Cru Classé – 1855, Margaux Appellation | Range | Château Kirwan
Château Kirwan, Third Cru Classé of Margaux during the 1855 Médoc wine classification, has belonged to the Schÿler family since 1925. Driven by the dynamism of Philippe Delfaut and equipped with infrastructures in keeping with its terroir, Château Kirwan belongs to the elite of Margaux grand crus.
The vineyard
Located on the Cantenac plateau, the Château Kirwan vineyard stretches across 40 hectares of vines. This superb gravel and clay hilltop produces great Margaux wines.
The vintage
The 2016 vintage was marked by heavy rainfall until mid-June, which required a lot of attention during the spring. However, nature brought the remedy of five dry and sunny days which allowed a fast and even flowering. Summer set in and brought with it heat and dryness. The peak came on 23 August, when the thermometer reached 36.4°C. The growth of the vines was halted and they were affected by severe water stress. The delay in the ripening of the grapes meant that the harvest was late. The rains of 13 September finally allowed the grapes to reach optimum ripeness before the harvest, which took place between 27 September and 20 October.
Winemaking and ageing
The wine was aged in barrels, of which 50% were new.
Blend: Cabernet Sauvignon (55%), Merlot (33%), Cabernet Franc (7%), Petit Verdot (5%).
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