Country: France > Bordeaux

Chateâu Kirwan

Appellation: Bordeaux, Margaux
Owner: Éric Boissenot
Winemaker: Éric Boissenot, Philippe Delfaut and Rodrigo Laytte
Varieties Grown: Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, Petit Verdot
Hectares/Age of Vines: 37 ha / 30 years old
Altitude/Soil: Gravel and clay
Farming Methods: Traditional

Château Kirwan is a wine that is produced from the best parcels of the vineyard that have mainly gravel soils, but some are also clay. The fruit is picked and sorted twice by hand, then vinified in separate batches corresponding to individual vineyard parcels. Half the oak barrels used to age the wine for eighteen months are renewed every year.