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Kirwan 2005
HED69743
75 cl
13.5%
£90.00
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The 2005 release from Margaux 3ème Grand Cru Classé property, Château Kirwan, is a classically styled blend of 52% Cabernet Sauvignon, 33% Merlot, 8% Cabernet Franc and 7% Petit Verdot. Displaying the excellent characteristics of the vintage, it is exuberant, exotic and generous, with abundant notes of crème de cassis, black cherry, coffee, tar, truffles and graphite.
91 Vinous
Bright, deep red. Expressive, full-blown aromas of currant, coffee and mocha. Sweet, round and ripe, with sexy flavors of ripe berries and licorice. Quite full for Margaux, and finishing with sweet tannins and lovely lingering fruit.Stephen Tanzer1st May 2008
90 Robert Parker
A third-growth, this intense, powerful and concentrated wine should play to its strengths in a vintage such as 2005, with its enormous tannin and density. This is one of the more backward of the 2005s, quite masculine, tannic and bold, with a deep ruby/purple color, lots of spice, a touch of wood and new oak as well as a medium to full-bodied, rather backward, tannic mouthfeel. It’s all there, and the wine certainly has plenty of concentration, but it needs another 3-5 years of cellaring. It should drink well for at least a quarter of a century.
15.5 Jancis Robinson
Very exotic, sweetly floral notes – not the purest. The strength of tannins deadens the fruit and the finish. A bit furry and over the top. This is for sipping not drinking. (JR)
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