2014 Chateau Siran Margaux

2014 Chateau Siran Margaux

2014 Chateau Siran Margaux

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Some people might say that the same estate was born lucky located a few kilometres north of Bordeaux on the famous Medoc peninsula at the heart of the equally well-known Margaux appellation._x000D_
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Its 25 hectares of wines grown on a terroir that is jealously envied by many…_x000D_
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Here the ground is made up mainly of gravel and pebbles that hardly withhold any rainwater at all. The wine roots therefore have to seek water very deep down and at times suffer from the much discussed “hydric stress” which is essential in order to produce wines with great character._x000D_
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Chateau Siran’s proportion of grape varieties is also unusual:_x000D_
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46 % Merlot_x000D_
40% Cabernet Sauvignon_x000D_
13% Petit Verdot_x000D_
1 % Cabernet Franc_x000D_
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Today careful precise work starts in the vines managed on a plot by plot basis._x000D_
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The harvest waits until the fruit is optimally ripe when it is then picked by hand carried in trays and meticulously sorted to ensure scrupulous selection._x000D_
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Then the wines are made of course traditionally but including the latest technologies to carry the plot by plot focus right through ensuring the greatest of care for the benefit of the fruit to extract the very best from it._x000D_
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Ageing rounds off all the hard work._x000D_
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It is carried out in oak casks whose wood is expertly dosed to bring its indispensable contribution to the wine’s overall balance_x000D_
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Year after year vintage after vintage all this care and attention enhances the natural gifts from this fine terroir to make silky wines with breeding._x000D_
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Each generation contributes all the efforts required to carry the estate to the highest level of acclaim.