Tasted at the vertical held at the chateau, the 2011 Chateau Siran, a blend of 52% Merlot, 36% Cabernet Sauvignon, 11% Petit Verdot and 1% Cabernet Franc, has an open, quite generous, earthy and leather-scented bouquet that permeates through the red berry fruit that feels a little smudged against the 2010 Siran. The palate is medium-bodied with quite fine tannin on the entry and tangible mineralité. This is an appealing Margaux that punches just above my expectations and its persistence on the finish suggests that it has the substance to age. This is worth looking out for. Tasted February 2016.

A potential sleeper of the vintage, the attractive, elegant, fruit-driven 2011 Siran offers up scents of licorice, camphor and black as well as red currants. It is medium-bodied and endearing, with soft tannins and good acidity in an attractive, up-front style. Enjoy it over the next decade.

Finely expressed cassis fruit, good concentration and depth, very well made wine that shows class above its (non) classification. Drink 2015-2025. (17 points)