1970 Château Kirwan

Community Tasting Notes (4) Avg Score: 88 points

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  4/13/2019 - Autopilot wrote: 89 Points

  The cork came out intact on the first draw. Although the wine was not too flavourful, it had the delicacy one expects of the Margaux region and still transported one to the realm of earthly delights.

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  9/30/2013 - leskin wrote: 85 Points

  Unfortunately, this bottle was past its prime. Little fruit left. Nice mineral notes and balance.

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  1/14/2012 - Henrik06 wrote: 90 Points

  Fantastic ripe bourdeaux red brick colour, unfortunately a little bit over the hill, still a smooth experience w balanced fruit, earth and oak. Still quite long.

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  11/27/2009 - babnik wrote: 88 Points

  This bottle was from the collection left to my wife and her sister by their late father, a man with excellent taste in Bordeaux. However, we've been running at somewhere around 1/2 the bottles being just shadows of what they must have been in their prime. We try to keep our hopes under control when cracking one. The cork broke as we attempted to remove it but we were able to extract it with an Ah-So opener. We gently decanted just a few minutes prior to serving. The color was amazingly youthful for a wine about to celebrate its 40th birthday with a pale crimson body and just slight bricking on the edge. Initial aromas reminded me of walking in to an old library full of leather bound, dusty books. After about 5 minutes, a lovely, delicate raspberry and mint showed itself with a finish of mushroom, soy, and oiled leather. The charm was short-lived with the glory fading within 30 minutes, but what a wonderful half hour that was. Aged Bordeaux may not make the biggest splash, but it definitely gives pause for thought on the intricacies of the wine and sharing memories of the vintage that was and the one who collected it. It's like finding a good book in that old, dusty library and being taken to another place for a while. You eventually must put the book down and return to your surroundings, but for a brief time, an 88 point wine becomes a 98 point experience.

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