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Chateau Siran has a history in the Medoc that dates back to 1428, making it one of the oldest estates in Margaux.
The property took its name from Guilhem de Siran, the first owner of the estate. Since then, Chateau Siran has been owned by several interesting families over the centuries, including the Toulouse Lautrec family. The owners were the grandparents of the famous French painter.
Chateau Siran has been the property of the Miailhe family since 1858, having purchased the estate from the Lautrec family. Perhaps it is the connection to Toulouse Lautrec that inspired Chateau Siran to create a series of art labels. Similar to Chateau Mouton Rothschild, from 1980 to 2005 Chateau Siran also created a new label each vintage featuring a different artist. Siran has since moved back to a standard label.
In late 2014, Chateau Siran finished a complete renovation and modernisation of their cellars, wine making facilities and on-site museum. The museum houses a collection of wine related objects including several ancient amphorae, the oldest of which can be dated all the way back to 300 BC. Chateau Siran has the only wine cellar in Bordeaux built to withstand a nuclear explosion, or the failure of the nuclear plant in nearby Blayais. The bomb shelter, which is now used as a cellar to store the chateau's oldest bottles was built during the 1980's.
The 24.5 hectare vineyard is planted with 46% Merlot, 40% Cabernet Sauvignon, 13% Petit Verdot and 1% Cabernet Franc. The vineyard is located in the southern part of the Margaux appellation, close to Chateau Dauzac on one side of the road and Chateau Giscours on the other side.
The terroir is gravel and sand. The vine density is 10,000 vines per hectare. On average the vines are kept at 30 years of age. As of 2020, 10% of the vineyard has moved to being organically farmed.
Starting with the 2015 vintage, Chateau Siran has worked with Hubert de Bouard of Chateau Angelus and the wines have improved considerably, 2015 is believed to be their finest wine ever.
Chateau Siran is vinified in temperature controlled, stainless steel vats. Malolactic fermentation takes place in tank. The wine is aged in an average of 50% new, French oak barrels for 12 months before bottling.
There is a second wine, S de Siran. The annual production of Siran is close to 10,000 cases of wine per vintage.
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