Chateau Kirwan 2015 has scored 93pts by James Suckling and Jeb Dunnuck and 17.5 / 20 by Jancis Robinson. And when Jancis gives such ratings things are getting serious, very serious. If these are not enough for you, we will tell you that it was one of Thomas Jefferson's favorite wines.
Chateau Kirwan is located in the mythical village of Margaux, on the Cantenac plateau and belongs to the Third Growths, based on the categorization of 1855. Since 1926 it has passed into the hands of the Schÿler family. Their philosophy is to make wines with as few interventions as possible (before it even became fashionable). That is why they call themselves "wine helpers" and not winemakers.
Chateau Kirwan blend consists of 50% Cabernet Sauvignon, 35% Merlot, 10% Cabernet Franc and 5% Petit Verdot. The wine fermented with selected, ambient yeasts and matures for 18 months, in French oak barrels, 50% new. The result is ethereal and at the same time dynamic while the year 2015 is a vintage that, as they say, they have been waiting for years.
Jancis says it may age by 2040 but who can wait.
