Description

• Alcohol %: 13.0%
• Decant Time: 45 minutes
• Taste: blackcurrant, cassis, prune, spice, vanilla oak, silky tannins, fresh acidity, gravel minerality, lengthy finish
• Food Matching: Rare roast beef, Braised beef with dumplings, Roast beef rib, Venison, Mature hard cheeses (e.g. Lincolnshire Poacher)
• Grape Variety: Cabernet Sauvignon : 53%, Merlot : 34%, Cabernet Franc : 6%, Petit Verdot : 7%,

Tasting note

品飲筆記：酒色深邃，帶有成熟黑色果實的香氣，黑醋栗、熟李與些許香料和細緻的橡木奶油香。口感介於中等至飽滿，果味集中，單寧已開始柔和但仍有骨架，酸度清爽提亮，使整體結構平衡且收結悠長。 酒莊＆產區：麒麟酒莊自家產區以礫石為主、夾雜粘土，靠良好排水與日夜溫差產出成熟而帶礦物感的果實。酒莊由 Godard 家族經營，屬三級列級酒莊，對品質持續投資並重視分地塊釀造。 釀造工藝：人工採收並進行雙重挑選，分地塊分批發酵以保留產地個性；使用天然酵母，發酵溫度受控，部分酒液於新橡木中完成乳酸發酵。陳年約20個月，約三成新橡木，既帶來香氣層次也保留果實鮮明度。 田間與收成：1996年為梅多克的優秀年份，9月底至10月中旬採收。產量控制在每公頃約55公石，礫石土壤促成結構分明、帶有礦物與優雅香氣的酒款。 飲用建議：建議醒酒 45 分鐘左右，配烤牛肉、燉牛或風乾野味都很合拍，或與成熟硬質起司一起品嚐，口感更豐富。

Tasting Note: Deep ruby-purple in the glass, this 1996 bottling shows ripe black-fruit aromas—cassis and prune—lifted by spice and a fine thread of oak. On the palate it is medium-bodied yet concentrated, with silky, now-integrating tannins, a lively acidity that keeps the fruit focused, and a long, classic Margaux finish. Producer Notes: Château Kirwan harvests and sorts fruit by hand, vinifying parcels separately to preserve site character. Fruit is double-sorted and selected on a vibrating table; half the barrels used for élevage are renewed each year to balance freshness and oak influence. Winemaking Notes: Fermentation used indigenous yeasts at approx. 31–33°C. Malolactic fermentation was carried out partly in new oak barrels and partly in stainless steel; the wine was aged for 20 months in barrel with roughly 30% new oak. Vineyard Notes: The best parcels—mainly gravel soils with some clay—produce low yields and concentrated fruit (yield c. 55 hl/ha). The 1996 harvest ran from Sept 24 to Oct 17 in an exceptional vintage for the Médoc, giving ripe, structured fruit well-suited to Margaux’s elegant profile. Serving Suggestion: Open and decant about 45 minutes to let tertiary aromas emerge. Pairs beautifully with roast or braised red meats and mature cheeses.

Winery

Château Kirwan（麒麟酒莊）為 Margaux 的三級列級酒莊，由 Godard 家族經營。酒莊重視地塊選擇與人工採收，採用分地塊發酵、雙重挑選與適度新橡木陳年，目標是在礫石土壤中表現出優雅與細緻的風格。

Château Kirwan — a classified Third Growth in Margaux, long stewarded by the Godard family. The estate focuses on parcel selection from predominantly gravel soils, meticulous hand harvesting and double sorting, with parcel-by-parcel vinification and careful oak ageing to marry freshness and complexity.