Charmes de Kirwan Margaux

Chateau Kirwan is a 3eme Cru Classe Margaux property that has hit form in the last decade. Kirwan takes its name from its Irish proprietor who was, rather unfortunately, guillotined in 1792.

Since 1925 Kirwan has been owned by the négociant firm, Schröder and Schÿler. The property is located in the commune of Cantenac and consists of a beautiful 18th century château and 35 hectares of vineyards.

Charmes de Kirwan, the second wine of the estate, was introduced in 1993 and has its integral place in the vineyard.
The younger sibling to Château Kirwan is a blend of cabernet sauvignon, merlot, cabernet franc and
petit verdot and benefits from the same technical attention in both vineyard and fermentation room: vineyard selection, double sorting upon receipt of the crop in the winery, filling of the concrete vats by
gravity, gentle vinification process.

The only difference with Château Kirwan lies in the assemblage; Charmes de Kirwan holds a larger proportion of merlot usually coming from medium body parcels mainly planted on sandy gravelly soil with limited clay. This provides a fruity, sweet, supple and round character to the wine.

With an aging process in vats and in barrels, this wine can be drunk young but can last up to 10 years.

Bottled since June 2020, this wine shows a lovely dark ruby color and hints of very ripe fruit,
plum, black cherry and blackberry on the nose. The wine is quite lively, with a nice acidity which balances the alcohol.