Chateau Potensac
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Chateau Potensac,
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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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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.