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2000 Château Siran |
| Vintage | 2000 |  Label 1 of 9   | |
| Type | Red | ||
| Producer | Château Siran (web) | ||
| Variety | Red Bordeaux Blend | ||
| Designation | n/a | ||
| Vineyard | n/a | ||
| Country | France | ||
| Region | Bordeaux | ||
| SubRegion | Médoc | ||
| Appellation | Margaux |
| Community Tasting History |
Community Tasting Notes (average 91.1 pts. and median of 92 pts. in 19 notes) | |
| Tasted by ksmith on 1/9/2010 & rated 91 points: Vinturied and decanted. Dark ruby color and a medium nose. First impression was Asian spice, followed by cedar and graphite. On the palate there is cedar box, leather and light fruit. Finishes with milod tannins; both the fruit and tannins are softening and receding, but still well in balance. (150 views) | |
| Tasted by spotfin on 12/11/2009 & rated 92 points: Didn't decant, but should have. Medium-body, plum, mocha, velvety tannins, nice finish. wish I had more. (316 views) | |
| Tasted by Drmelendez on 8/13/2009 & rated 91 points: (311 views) | |
| Tasted by Drmelendez on 8/11/2009 & rated 91 points: (345 views) | |
| Tasted by Grinner on 7/7/2009 & rated 94 points: Still a healthy garnet to the rim, it has a classic Bordeaux nose with cigar box and pencil shavings mingled w/ plum and cassis. A great mid-palate for depth, as wells as nice length made me wish for fewer tasters! Held it's own on day 2 w/o being gassed. Still has 5+ years (603 views) | |
| Tasted by ksmith on 5/17/2009 & rated 90 points: Some brett that blew off after 15 minutes. Tannins have smoothed out and still good fruit. (576 views) | |
| Tasted by lpk22 on 1/1/2009: Complex and full. Traditional French style - earth, hay, tobacco. Definitely benefits from a few hours of decanting. (771 views) | |
| Tasted by gportilla on 12/25/2008: Dark, no sign of aging. Great dark fruit on the palate with tannins a long way from resolving. An ager. (739 views) | |
| Tasted by Kuban on 10/20/2007 & rated 90 points: Deep and dark to the rim. Complex nose; cedar, allspice, mint and red fruits. Very appetising. Good balance and mouthfeel, with grainy tannins. Lacking something, and still young for Siran, so suggest this be cellared for a few more years, but delicious claret. Ex (1355 views) | |
| Tasted by duchamp on 5/4/2007 & rated 90 points: Bright ruby, big perfumed nose of cedar, cigar box, tea leaf with hints of mocha and red currant, palate is dominated by dark fruit but quickly devolves to more primary cabernet flavors, medium finish turns from sweet fruits to tar and earth notes (1666 views) | |
| Tasted by Drmelendez on 12/10/2006 & rated 92 points: (1214 views) | |
| Tasted by berperson on 10/8/2006: Closed. This wine is not offering up much at this time. With a few hours time gave up some currant, cedar, tobacco. Needs time. (1962 views) | |
| Tasted by Drmelendez on 4/4/2006 & rated 92 points: (1890 views) | |
| Tasted by Drmelendez on 2/13/2006 & rated 92 points: (1967 views) | |
| Tasted by Drmelendez on 12/16/2005 & rated 92 points: (1963 views) | |
| Tasted by Drmelendez on 11/26/2005 & rated 92 points: (2031 views) | |
| Tasted by Drmelendez on 11/20/2005 & rated 92 points: (2062 views) | |
| Tasted by kdgoldberg on 11/20/2005 & rated 85 points: Not quite ready to drink. Give it at least another two years. (2583 views) | |
| Tasted by Drmelendez on 10/5/2005 & rated 92 points: (2069 views) |
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| Producer website About the Winery Siran: "The vineyard of Chateau Siran is owned by William Alain MIAILHE and consists of 40 hectares in all made up of 24 hectares of AOC Margaux, 15 AOC Bordeaux Supérieur and 1 hectare AOC Haut-Médoc. Each year, Château Siran's label is illustrated by an artist and depicts an important event." About red wine The variety Red Bordeaux Blend on CellarTracker implies any blend using any or all of the five traditional Bordeaux varieties: Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, Cabernet Franc, Petit Verdot and Malbec. As such, this is used worldwide, whether for wines from Bordeaux, Meritages from California and Canada, some Super-Tuscan wines etc. Vins de France (Office National Interprofessionnel des Vins ) | Pages Vins, Directory of French Winegrowers | French Wine (Wikipedia) Vins Bordeaux (Conseil Interprofessionnel du Vin de Bordeaux) | Simple Bordeaux primer Vins du Médoc (Conseil des Vins du Médoc) The eight precisely defined appellations of the whole of the Médoc (from Blanquefort Brook to the north of the Bordeaux built-up area, almost to the Pointe de Grave) may claim the Médoc appellation. But there is also a specific territory in the north of the peninsula which produces exclusively wines with this appellation. In the great majority, the Médocs come from the north of the peninsula. The great individuality of this region is that the number of vines has increased more recently here than elsewhere, apart from a few isolated spots where vines have grown for many years. Today, the size of the small estate has brought about the development of a powerful co-operative movement. Four co-operatives out of five belong to the group called Unimédoc which ensures aging, bottling and marketing a large proportion of their wines. As with a large part of the Bordeaux vineyards, vines first appeared in Margaux during the Gallo-Roman period. In 1705 a text mentions Château Margaux . But we have to wait for the end of the eighteenth century and the coming of the earliest techniques in aging for the concept of wines of high quality to develop. The confirmation of this was the famous 1855 classification which recognized 21 Crus Classés in the Margaux appellation. One hundred years later, the Viticultural Federation and the Margaux appellation of controlled origin were born. The appellation, which stretches out over five communes, is actually unique in the Médoc in that it is the only one to contain all the range of wines, as rich as they are vast, from First Great Cru Classé to the Fifths, not forgetting its famous Crus Bourgeois and its Crus Artisans. In Margaux there is a predominance of Garonne gravel on a central plateau of about 4 miles in length and one and a quarter wide. To the east-south-east, it overlooks the low lying land by the estuary. Its east side is marked by gentle, dry valleys and a succession of ridges.The layer of gravel in Margaux was spread out by a former Garonne in the early Quaternary. Rather large in size, it is mingled with shingle of average dimension and represents the finest ensemble of Günz gravel in the Haut-Médoc. It is on this ancient layer on a Tertiary terrace of limestone or clayey marl that the best Médoc crus lie. All the conditions for successful wine are present : a large amount of gravel and pebbles, poor soil which cannot retain water and deep rooted vines. It is customary to say that Margaux wines are the "most feminine" in the Médoc, thus stressing their delicacy, suppleness and their fruity, elegant aromas. This does not affect their great propensity for aging; just the opposite, for the relatively thin terroir imparts tannins which give them long life. The other characteristic of these wines which combine an elegant vitality, subtlety and consistency, is their diversity and personality. Over and above the flavour which is their "common denominator", they present an exceptional palette of bouquets, fruity flavours which show up differently from one château to another. Production conditions (Decree dated August 10 1954) In order to have the right to the Margaux appellation of controlled origin, red wines must: - come from the commune of Margaux, Cantenac, Soussans, Arsac and Labarde, "excluding the land which by the nature of its soil or because of its situation, is unfit to produce wine of this appellation". - satisfy precise production conditions: grape-varieties (Cabernet-Sauvignon, Cabernet-Franc, Carmenère, Merlot Noir, Petit Verdot, Cot or Malbec), minimum of sugar (178 grammes - 6.27 oz. - per litre of must) degree (an acquired 10°5) base yield (45 hectolitres per hectare). |
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