2018 CHÂTEAU KIRWAN (SUBSKRIPTION)

Wine Enthusiast: 94-96/100 Punkte
»Barrel Sample. The wine's richness is concentrated, offering black plum flavors and dense tannins all bound together in a ripe wine. Acidity shoots through the bold black fruits, giving the wine intensity and certainly a great future.«

Falstaff: 94/100 Punkte
»Tiefdunkles Rubingranat, violette Reflexe, zarte Randaufhellung. Zart kräuterwürzig unterlegtes Brombeerkonfit, etwas Cassis und Herzkirschen, tabakige Würze. Stoffig, gute Komplexität und Extraktsüße, reife Tannine, mineralisch im Abgang, gute Länge, vielversprechendes Potenzial.« 

Decanter: 93/100 Punkte
»The dark and serious fruit here is less exuberant than some and heads towards a more intellectual take on the vintage, possibly due to the concentrating effect of the 25hl/ha yields, a result of mildew and the summer heat. It has great persistency and spice, although the aromatics take a while to reveal themselves. The fresh acidity suggests this is going to age extremely well. 50% new oak. 13% Petit Verdot makes up the blend. Drinking Window 2027 - 2040« 

Wine Spectator: 92-95/100 Punkte 
»Very expressive, with polished cassis, raspberry and blackberry puree flavors, carried by silky but substantial grip. The refined and persistent finish lets the fruit play out nicely. A lovely wine in the making.«

James Suckling: 92-93/100 Punkte
»Tight and very focused this year with blackberries and olive and bark undertones. Full body, chewy tannins and a savory and juicy finish. Solid.«

Robert Parker's Wine Advocate: 91-93/100 Punkte
»The 2018 Kirwan is deep garnet-purple in color and gives intense, lifted scents of kirsch, black raspberries and warm cassis with nuances of rose hip tea, tar, fragrant earth and wild sage. The full-bodied palate delivers a great intensity of vibrant fruit with loads of earthy nuances and a firm, fine-grained frame, finishing long and perfumed.«

Vinum: 17/20 Punkte
»Von kompakter, runder, ungemein saftiger Art, mit Tanninen grösster Feinheit, fleischiges, fruchtiges Finale. 2026 bis 2034«