{"product_id":"chateau-kirwan-margaux-grand-cru-classe-2020-750ml","title":"Château Kirwan - Margaux (Grand Cru Classé) 2020 (750ml)","description":"\u003cp\u003eWinemaker Notes\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eChâteau Kirwan is a wine that is produced from the best parcels of the vineyard that have mainly gravel soils, but some are also clay. The fruit is picked and sorted twice by hand, then vinified in separate batches corresponding to individual vineyard parcels. Half the oak barrels used to age the wine for eighteen months are renewed every year.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eBlend: 51% Cabernet Sauvignon, 28% Merlot, 14% Cabernet Franc, 7% Petit Verdot\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eProfessional Ratings\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e94James Suckling\u003cbr\u003e\nAttractive nose of hazelnuts, chocolate, blueberries, blackcurrants, peach pits and sandalwood. Hints of olives and mushrooms, too. Complex, layered and integrated, with a medium to full body and powdery tannins. Long and savory at the end. Drink from 2025.\u003cbr\u003e\n94Jeb Dunnuck\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eLots of smoky oak, ripe blackcurrants, blueberries, tobacco, and chocolaty notes emerge from the 2020 Château Kirwan, a richly textured, medium to full-bodied Margaux. A wine that blossoms with time in the glass, it's a plush, sexy, yet brilliantly balanced 2020 offering velvety tannins and a great finish, and while the oak is preset right on opening, it integrated beautifully with air.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e92Decanter\u003cbr\u003e\nClassic and powerful with plenty of architectural features giving angles and walls as the wine stretches out. This has confidence and juice, but lacks exuberance. The tannins are pretty high, there is some chewiness, a little austere, it will benefit from softening over ageing. 7% Petit Verdot completes the blend.\u003cbr\u003e\nBarrel Sample: 92\u003cbr\u003e\n92Robert Parker's Wine Advocate\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eExhibiting aromas of sweet black fruits and licorice mingled with hints of creamy new oak, the 2020 Kirwan is medium to full-bodied, deep and fleshy, with polished tannins, notably tangy acids for the vintage, and a suave, seamless profile despite its creditable concentration. In terms of aromatic purity and managed extraction, this is the finest Kirwan for some time. BBest after 2025. Rating: 92+\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e92Wine Spectator\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eA velvety, seductive style, with warmed plum and black currant confiture laced with worn cedar, smoldering black tea and violet. Shows a subtle sanguine twinge at the very end that adds lift. Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, Cabernet Franc and Petit Verdot. Best from 2026 through 2036.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Chateau Kirwan","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48568028201184,"sku":"131268","price":79.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0649\/9713\/0464\/files\/chateau-kirwan-margaux-grand-cru-classe_1.jpg?v=1768861765","url":"https:\/\/yianniswinery.com\/products\/chateau-kirwan-margaux-grand-cru-classe-2020-750ml","provider":"Yiannis Wine","version":"1.0","type":"link"}