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By Chateau Siran
Margaux 2017
Vineyard
Apellation: Margaux
Area: 25 hectares
Soil: Outcrop with elevation up to 12 meters made from old alluvium covered with fine siliceous gravels
Average Vine Age: 30 years, with the oldest parcel dating from 1920
Planting Density: 9,000-10,000 plants/hectare
Rootstock: 101-14, 3309, 420A
Pruning: Guyot double Bordelais with disbudding
Varieties Grown: Merlot, Cabernet Sauvignon, Petit Verdot, Cabernet Franc
Harvest: Manual in small crates with manual sorting on tables
Harvest Dates: From September 18 to October 5, 2017
Farming Practices
Sustainable vitivulture without chemical herbicides. Mechanical plowing and voluntary limitation of harvest. Ventilation of vegetation by manual trimming, deleafing, and crop thinning.
Vinification
Intra-plot selection for high precision. Fermentation in thermoregulated stainless steel vats from 60 to 180hl. Maceration at 28-32 degrees C, depending on the lots, pumping over and releasing of some tanks. Vatting for 18 to 24 days, malolactic fermentation in barrels.
Production
Vintage: 2017 - our best vintage in '7' since 1947
Aging: 12 months in 35% new French oak barrels of fine grain with medium toast; two rackings
Blend: 46% Merlot, 45% Cabernet Sauvignon, 9% Petit Verdot
Alcohol: 13.50%
Staff
Technical Team: Jean-Luc Chevalier and Marjolaine Defrance
Oenologist: Hubert de Bouard
Managers: Edouard Miailhe and Brigitte Miailhe
[Information provided by DHI Selections]
Region:
Bordeaux
Vintage:
2017
Grape:
Merlot, Cabernet Sauvignon, Petit Verdot
Country:
France
Unit Size:
750.00 ML
Alcohol Percentage:
13.50
Appellation:
Margaux
Wine: Chateau Siran 2017 Margaux
Score/Rating: 94
Suggested Drinking Window: Drink from 2023
Review Date: 03/01/2020
Reviewed By: Roger Voss
Tasting Notes: This luscious, ripe wine is both balanced and generous. Acidity comes from the freshness of the vintage, bringing out fruitiness to complement the tannins. The wine will develop well. Drink from 2023.
Wine: 2017 Siran
Score/Rating: 93
Suggested Drinking Window: 2022 - 2037
Review Date: 12/2019
Reviewed By: Antonio Galloni
Tasting Notes: The 2017 Siran has turned out beautifully. Dark and rich with tons of nuance, Siran is super expressive in 2017 in the mid-weight style of the vintage. Wild cherry, plum, dried flowers, mint, tobacco and smoke are all laced together in this pretty, inviting Margaux.
Wine: Chateau Siran Margaux 2017
Score/Rating: 92
Suggested Drinking Window: 2021 and onwards
Review Date: 12/18/2019
Tasting Notes: A tight, linear 2017 with compact fruit and seamless tannins that show length and beauty. Medium to full body. Lovely finish. Drinkable now, but better in 2021 and onwards.
Wine: Chateau Siran, Margaux, Bordeaux, France, 2017
Score/Rating: 92
Suggested Drinking Window: 2024 - 2038
Review Date: 04/08/2018
Reviewed By: Jane Anson
Tasting Notes: This is rather lovely, with excellent aromatics and fine tannins with a feeling of flex and precision. There is no question that the fruit has form and density, with focussed cassis and tobacco notes and some slate. This also lasts well on the palate. The fruit is at the fresher end of the scale, as is true across most wines in 2017, but it's clearly successful. Hubert de Bouard is consultant at this estate, owned by Edouard Miailhe with winemaker Marjolaine DeFrance. There was no frost here, and the season was two weeks ahead of normal. Harvested 19 September to 5 October.
Wine: 2017 Chateau Siran
Score/Rating: 90-93
Review Date: 04/23/2018
Reviewed By: Jeb Dunnuck
Tasting Notes: The 2017 Chateau Siran should certainly be an outstanding wine. Giving up lots of black fruits, charcoal, and graphite notes, it’s medium to full-bodied, nicely concentrated, and with solid ripeness and depth. It’s an impressive effort from Margaux.
Wine: Chateau Siran Margaux 2017
Score/Rating: 91
Suggested Drinking Window: Drink now through 2030
Review Date: 01/30/2020
Reviewed By: James Molesworth
Tasting Notes: Features alluring black cherry and plum puree flavors gliding through, inlaid with subtle alder, lilac and black tea notes. Perfumy and velvety, with a suave finish. Merlot, Cabernet Sauvignon and Petit Verdot. Drink now through 2030. Tasted twice, with consistent notes.
Wine: 2017 Chateau Siran (Margaux)
Score/Rating: 91
Review Date: 04/26/2018
Tasting Notes: Cherry blossom, licorice, espresso and ripe plums get the medium bodied wine off to a good start. It's the blend of sweet, red fruits, soft, polished tannins and acidity that create the personality. You'll be able to enjoy this while waiting for the 2015 and 2016 to mature. The wine was made from blending 46% Merlot, 45% Cabernet Sauvignon and 9% Petit Verdot. The harvest took place from September 18 to October 5 and he wine reached 13.5% ABV.