Château Kirwan 2018 – Margaux

The nose is fruity, elegant and offers a beautiful concentration, power as well as a good finesse of the grain. It reveals notes of crushed Boysen berry, crushed cassis and small notes of crushed wild strawberry associated with small/fine touches of gray pepper as well as discreet hints of violet, vanilla and cardamom. The palate is fruity, well-balanced, precise, straight and offers a beautiful definition, tension, suavity, density, a small fleshiness, a beautiful finesse of the grain as well as a fine acidulous/juicy frame. On the palate this wine expresses notes fleshy blackberry, fleshy cassis and small notes of fleshy raspberry associated with small touches ofjuicy wild strawberry, fine hints of violet, black cherry as well as discreet hints of liquorice, sugared mild tobacco and chocolate. Tannins are elegant and very finely chewy. A very fine chew on the finosh. Good length. There are fine hints of vanilla and toasted almond on the persistence.