Chateau Kirwan Margaux 2005

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Winery:

Château Kirwan

Varietal:

Bordeaux Blend

Region:

France > Bordeaux > Margaux

Type:

Red Wine

Color:

Drink Dates:

2015 - 2040

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User Tags:  resinous, berry, fruits, cellar, black currant, trees, plum, cedar, color descriptors, oak 

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What to Expect

Arguably the most renowned wines on earth, the classed growths of Bordeaux continue to epitomize the power and complexity Bordeaux blends are capable of. While most wines here are based on Cabernet Sauvignon, both Merlot and Cabernet Franc play important roles in adding layered complexity to the finished wines, and allow winemakers in each commune within the region to use the blend that is best suited to their unique combination of soil and meso-climate. The most famous communes each have their own classic traits with St. Estephe giving full, if rustic wines, from the heavy clay soils, to Paulliac's elegant balance of ripe fruits, minerality and structure to St. Julien's rich blackberry core and supple feel. Moving to the South of the region brings one to Margaux, with its notes of flowers and berries draped over a feminine frame, and then to the Graves region with wines redolent of tobacco, gravel and smoke. To the East lies the famous appellations of St. Emillion, with its wonderfully ripe Cabernet Franc, and Pomerol where Merlot rules the roost and produces deep, plush wines of uncommon refinement.

Winemakers Notes

This vintage is the fruit of exceptional climate conditions: a very cold winter, where it came very close to hailing and freezing, and a very hot summer with a 30-day heatwave. The precociousness of the 2003 harvest, already anticipated at the moment of budding, was confirmed by the fruit's maturity 10 to 15 days ahead of normal. The high heat yielded a magnificently concentrated and rich wine but was accompanied by a significant loss in production volume. Kirwan's soils are quaternary Pyrenean gravels on an impermeable clayey ground. The average vine age is 27 years old. Robert Parker read more...writes: "I remember tasting a number of Kirwans from the 19th century that had held up surprisingly well for over 100 years. While the 2005 will probably not last that long, it may be one of the finest wines this estate has made in the last fifty years. This brilliant, full-bodied, powerful, broodingly backward Margaux exhibits a dense purple hue along with notes of charcoal, licorice, blackberries, and graphite. Exceptionally concentrated, possessing high tannin, zesty acidity, and a 45-second finish, it should be purchased only by patient connoisseurs. Anticipated maturity: 2016-2035." 92+ points.    (hide)

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