Château Kirwan 1999
The 1999 Château Kirwan is a red wine from the Margaux appellation in Bordeaux, produced by Château Kirwan and classified as a 3ème Grand Cru Classé in 1855. It is a blend of 40% Cabernet Sauvignon, 30% Merlot, 20% Cabernet Franc, and 10% Petit Verdot. The Wine Advocate awarded it 89/100, suggesting a drinking window from 2004 to 2015, highlighting a full-bodied, structured palate with notes of licorice, cassis, and earth. Jancis Robinson scores it 13/20.
La bouteille proposée
- Size
- Bottle (75cl)
- Packaging
- Original Wooden Case of 12
- Label Condition
- Perfect
- Fill Level
- Perfect
- Capsule Condition
- Perfect
Identité du vin
Cépage et assemblage
- Grape Variety
- 40% Cabernet Sauvignon, 30% Merlot, 20% Cabernet Franc, 10% Petit Verdot
Château Kirwan
Château Kirwan is an estate in the Margaux appellation, situated on the Cantenac plateau. Classified as a third growth in 1855, the estate cultivates 37 hectares of vines on Pyrenean gravel mixed with clay. It has been owned by the Schÿler family since 1926.
- Owner
- Famille Schÿler, via la maison Schröder & Schÿler
- Maître de chais
- Philippe Delfaut
- Surface (ha)
- 37.00 ha
- Production (average bottles per vintage)
- environ 160 000 bouteilles/an
Histoire du domaine
The estate was formerly known as Lassalle. In the mid-18th century, the Irishman Mark Kirwan, from a family of wine merchants based in Galway, settled in Bordeaux and gave his name to the property. He helped to build its reputation in the Bordeaux wine trade. In 1855, Château Kirwan was classified as a third growth of the Médoc; this period was also marked by the involvement of Camille Godard. He restored the château and landscaped the estate’s grounds. In 1902, Armand Schÿler concluded an agreement to purchase future harvests from Kirwan. The château passed into the hands of the Schÿler family in 1926, a family of Bordeaux wine merchants who had been established in the city since 1739. In the 1960s, Jean-Henri Schÿler undertook a programme to replant the vineyard. Philippe Delfaut has been managing director and head of winemaking at the estate since 2007.
