2006 Château Kirwan
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Tasting notes
Score 91/100 · Drink 2024-2036, Jane Anson, Inside Bordeaux, Sep 2024
This has soft and supple tannins, heading towards tertiary although the raspberry and blackberry fruit is still present. A charming wine, with soft rose petals, grilled cocoa bean and campfire, fades out on the finish but still enjoyable, one to drink within the next decade to keep the fruit focus. Harvest began September 22, 60% new oak for ageing, with a section also doing malolactic in new oak, then the rest transferred to barrels in January following harvest. Blend completed at the end of ageing, Michel Rolland's last vintage, 40hl/h yield.
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Critic scores
90
90/100
Wine Spectator
88
88/100
Robert Parker
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90 points
Jeff Leve, The Wine Cellar Insider
Score 90/100 · Jeff Leve, The Wine Cellar Insider, May 2016
12 points
Jancis Robinson MW
Score 12/20 · Jancis Robinson MW, Apr 2016
Tasted blind. Dark crimson. TCA but rather gorgeous underneath. (JR)
16.5 points
Jancis Robinson MW
Score 16.5/20 · Drink 2013-2020, Jancis Robinson MW, Jan 2010
Very dark. Sweet, putty nose. Round and sweet. Much less tart and taut than most. Easy. (JR)
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Château Kirwan