2009 | Chteau Kirwan | Margaux

Red Wine: 2009 | Chteau Kirwan | Margaux

Ripe and mouthfilling, but with fresh acidity harnessing the core nicely, keeping the dark plum, blackberry and sage notes wound up, while lilac, sandalwood and black tea fill in on the finish.

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Producer: Chteau Kirwan

Vintage: 2009

Size: 750ml

ABV: 13.5%

Varietal: Bordeaux Blend Red

Country/Region: France, Bordeaux

Ripe and mouthfilling, but with fresh acidity harnessing the core nicely, keeping the dark plum, blackberry and sage notes wound up, while lilac, sandalwood and black tea fill in on the finish.

Producer Information

Chteau Kirwan is a producer located in Margaux, in the southern Mdoc, some 30km (18 miles) north of Bordeaux town center. The estate was classified as a Third Growth in the 1855 Classification of Bordeaux wines. The chteau is named after Mark Kirwan, an Irishman, who acquired the property from Englishman John Collingwood in 1760 after marrying Collingwood’s daughter. He built the chteau and put his name on the label to make it easier for merchants to identify and sell his wines. Thomas Jefferson, a lover of Bordeaux, wrote about Chteau Kirwan (he refered to it as “Quirouen” in his writings) in 1787, and listed it in his second tier of wines. This was, however, before 1855, when it was officially classified as a third growth. Despite losing the chteau in the French Revolution and reclaiming it under Napoleon the Kirwans sold the winery in 1827. It was acquired by the Godard family acquired Kirwan in the latter part of the 19th Century and expanded the holding. Current owners the Schler family, who came to Bordeaux in the 18th Century to establish a wine merchant business bought the property in 1926.