Tasting Note

"Vegetal notes coming off the nose, with an immediate approachability and gentle black fruit flavours emerging. A superb bottle of wine to get into Margaux"

Producer

Siran is a little gem in Margaux and the wines are beautiful. Château Siran has 25 hectares under vine with an average age of 30 years. The soil type is alluvial sandy gravel and the blend generally comprises 50% Cabernet Sauvignon, 35% Merlot and the remainder Cabernet Franc and Petit Verdot. After fermentation in stainless steel vats, the wine spends 12-14 months in barriques; about 60-70% are new each year.

The family story started in the middle of the 18^th century, when this complete, harmonious estate, rich in biodiversity, with undeniable charm seduced Léo Barbier. The 17-hectares vineyard, in a single block, in the heart of the Médoc’s greatest terroirs. Léo Barbier, a Bordeaux wine merchant, recognized the qualities of this jewel. After it was acquired on 14 January 1859 from Jeanne-Adèle, Countess of Toulouse-Lautrec, he decided to develop and embellish the property.

His two daughters married the brothers Paul and Alexandre Sollberg in 1866. But the two sons-in-law went bankrupt between 1883-85 and left in a hurry to live in Argentina. In 1885 the family called upon a nephew, Fréderic Miailhe, son of Elie Miailhe and Lovely Sollberg, to manage Siran with a Sollberg son-in-law, Marcel Mortier. Fréderic Miailhe, a wine broker, fell in love with Siran and devoted himself to it. So much so that in 1915, he bought back the shares of his Sollberg aunts. We owe him great thanks, especially also for the still delicious 1918 vintage.

_{Country: France | Region: Bordeaux | Alcohol: 14% | Grapes: Merlot, Cabernet Sauvignon, Cabernet Franc, Petit Verdot | Vegetarian}