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  • Country ranking ?

    1 734
  • Producer ranking ?

    17
  • Decanting time

    45min
  • When to drink

    2020-2025

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The Story

A rather late ripening variety, it accounts for 45% of the Kirwan vineyard and thrives best on gravel-based soil, the first to absorb the spring warmth. Although fickle in yield, it gives the wine its structure, forming small, thick-skinned grapes. As it ages, it reveals superbly delicate aromas and a marvelous complexity.

Merlot comprises 30% of the Kirwan vineyard and thrives on more varied soils. In the temperate climate of our region, Merlot grows well on sandy or clay-based land, colder or more humid. It can also grow on gravelly soil, becoming more delicate, whereas on clay it produces a more potent wine.

It is often more accessible than Cabernet Sauvignon when young, and like its neighbor it grows finer with age for decades.

  

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Wine Information

Yield: 37,5 Hl/Ha - Production : Château Kirwan - 5600 cases - Blending : 40 % Cabernet Sauvignon - 36 % Merlot - 20 % Cabernet Franc - 4 % Petit Verdot
2001 dégustation
Today, its color is a very deep violet. Its scent opens with hints of fruit and spices. Its taste is ample and supple, and in it one discovers a balanced finish marked by a very refreshing acidity

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Latest Pro-tasting notes

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Tasting note

color

Ruby red and Dark

ending

Medium and Alcoholic

flavors

Blackberry, Blackcurrant, Licorice, Toasty, New-oak and Herbs

nose

Refined, Closed and Intense

taste

Average in Acidity, Medium tannin, Concentrated, Medium-bodied, Toasty and Drying tannins

Verdict

Oxidised

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Origin

Margaux, Margaux
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