Chateau Potensac
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Bottle 6 x 75cl23cs
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Potensac is an estate in the northern sector of the Médoc, a district renowned for producing tannic, brooding Clarets which require significant ageing before drinking. It belongs to the Delon family, who also own the great Ch. Léoville-Las Cases, and benefits from being made by the same highly skilled team.
The result is a wine of great complexity, one of the very best in the appellation. Perfect for lovers of traditional Claret; the 2002 is a stylish wine with concentrated ripe black fruit flavours and fine tannins. It displays considerable length on the palate with a firm structure underpinning the fruit. It is from one of our favourite vintages.
The result is a wine of great complexity, one of the very best in the appellation. Perfect for lovers of traditional Claret; the 2002 is a stylish wine with concentrated ripe black fruit flavours and fine tannins. It displays considerable length on the palate with a firm structure underpinning the fruit. It is from one of our favourite vintages.
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£238.80
Bottle 12 x 75cl35cs
£172.92
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Potensac is an estate in the northern sector of the Médoc, a district renowned for producing tannic, brooding Clarets which require significant ageing before drinking. It belongs to the Delon family, who also own the great Ch. Léoville-Las Cases, and benefits from being made by the same highly skilled team.
From a hugely popular château, delivering great-value traditional Bordeaux, this 2003 is atypically fleshy and seductively crafted, presenting a rich ball of ripe dark fruit wrapped in a layer of humus and mulch. Drinking supremely well now with a low-acid, easy finish.
From a hugely popular château, delivering great-value traditional Bordeaux, this 2003 is atypically fleshy and seductively crafted, presenting a rich ball of ripe dark fruit wrapped in a layer of humus and mulch. Drinking supremely well now with a low-acid, easy finish.
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£31.25
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Bottle 12 x 75cl1cs
£238.92
Bottle 12 x 75cl1cs
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Potensac is an estate in the northern sector of the Médoc, a district renowned for producing tannic, brooding Clarets which require significant ageing before drinking. It belongs to the Delon family, who also own the great Ch. Léoville-Las Cases, and benefits from being made by the same highly skilled team.
The result is a wine of great complexity, one of the very best in the appellation. The 2004 is rich in blackcurrant aromas, with plenty of tannin. It would partner sweet meat such as lamb, as well as hard cheeses such as Gruyère.
The result is a wine of great complexity, one of the very best in the appellation. The 2004 is rich in blackcurrant aromas, with plenty of tannin. It would partner sweet meat such as lamb, as well as hard cheeses such as Gruyère.
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Magnum 6 x 150cl29cs
£239.04
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Potensac's 2005 is a firm, gutsy wine with elegant but very firm tannins and intense earthy flavours. The pure cassis and blackberry nose gives it considerable class, while the extra intensity and structure in 2005 makes it really rather good. Reminiscent of a top St Estèphe, this is classic Claret at a great price.
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£185.00
D. Magnum 1 x 300cl92cs
£144.68
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Bottle 12 x 75cl1cs
£250.00
Bottle 12 x 75cl1cs
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Another “Made by Las Cases” 2010 phenomenon. We actually tried these two wines before the Grand Vin, and of course it’s nothing like the majestic beast that is Las Cases 2010, but this great little wine holds its own and offers exceptional value. It has rich, ripe and sumptuous fruit and a really precise and rewarding finish. It totally defies its status and will be a stunning bargain.
(56% Merlot, 31% Cabernet Sauvignon, 12% Cabernet Franc, 1% Petit Verdot)
Simon Staples, Fine Wine Director
(56% Merlot, 31% Cabernet Sauvignon, 12% Cabernet Franc, 1% Petit Verdot)
Simon Staples, Fine Wine Director
Bottle 6 x 75cl1cs
£250.00
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Ch. Potensac is one of the best loved Cru Bourgeois of the Medoc. Resurgent since the mid-nineties, and made under the watchful eye of Hubert Delon (Léoville-Las Cases), Potensac is often mistaken in blind tastings for wines with far grander names. The characteristics of the 2000 vintage are amply displayed here - an immense nose of cedar wood and bramble fruit, dense cassis on the palate, and a beautifully rounded finish. Full-bodied, powerful and wonderfully savoury. Drink now, and over the next four or five years.
Philip Moulin, Fine Wine Buyer
Philip Moulin, Fine Wine Buyer
Bottle 12 x 75cl1cs
£335.00
Ex-Chateau
Bottle 12 x 75cl1cs
£350.00
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A famous Cru Bourgeois that has been on a huge upswing since the early 1990s. This is now fully mature and drinking very well. The palate shows all the cedar and cigar box aromas that one associates with classic Claret. This has no hard edges at all, just supple fruit and savoury complexity with a long, warming finish.
Philip Moulin, Fine Wine Buyer
Philip Moulin, Fine Wine Buyer
Bottle 6 x 75cl1cs
£160.00
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Château Potensac is a leading Cru Bourgeois estate located between the villages of Blaignan and Ordonnac in the far north of the Médoc. Potensac is a large property, consisting of 50 hectares of vineyards which are planted on soils rich in alluvial gravel and red clay. The vines (60% Cabernet Sauvignon, 25% Merlot, 15% Cabernet Franc) have a high average age of around 35 years.
The grapes at Potensac are hand-harvested and then vinified in a combination of temperature-controlled, concrete and stainless steel tanks. The wine is matured in small oak barrels (20% new) for 14-16 months.
Quality at Potensac has been on an upward curve ever since Michel Delon (of Léoville-Las-Cases) fame took over the running of the property in the 1970s. He passed away in 2000 and Potensac is now run by his dynamic son Jean-Hubert, with the assistance of maître de chai Bruno Roalland.