Kirwan 2017

This shows fantastic depth and fruit quality for the vintage with crushed currants, raspberries and flowers to the medium to full body, round and ripe tannins and flavorful finish. Good tension and poise. Drink after 2022.

Deep garnet-purple colored, the 2017 Kirwan has a warm blackberries and black raspberries nose with hints of kirsch, roses and sandalwood. The palate is medium-bodied with plush tannins and plenty of freshness supporting the elegant fruit, finishing perfumed and very pretty.

This is well extracted, with dark berry fruits, attractive tobacco leaf and charcoal notes. It has that same savoury frame that so many from Margaux have this year, and the fruit character is not bursting with generosity but is still expressive and lyrical. It really does offer something for those looking for a more sculpted wine. Medium term drinking.
Drinking Window 2024 - 2038

Healthy cherry red. Sweet-smelling damson fruit. Darkly fragrant. Dry, chalky texture but smooth and in harmony if lacking a spark on the mid palate. Juicy finish.
Drink 2023-2035

Sweet fruit the nose has a rich mix of ripe black fruits the start of the palate generous. Firmer in the middle the acidity is quite high the tannins tight and although it opens up at the back the tannins tend to dry and shorten the finish. Drink 2025 - 2037.

The nose is decent but the palate is stripped and the tannins are far too hard and sour. The fruit is really struggling to be heard here.