Chateau Potensac Cru Bourgeois Medoc

Chateau Potensac Cru Bourgeois Medoc from France, Bordeaux, Medoc by Chateau Potensac Cru Bourgeois Medoc (12 x 75 cl)

Original wooden case

Chateau Potensac Cru Bourgeois Medoc from France, Bordeaux, Medoc by Chateau Potensac (12 x 75 cl)

Chateau Potensac is owned by the same people who run Chateau Leoville Las Cases in St Julien. This expertise gives Potensac a classic feel and one can rely on the wine to be of good quality each year. Potensac is a meaty wine, which benefits greatly from ageing at least 5-10 years before drinking. It has a deep colour and ripe, intense fruit with heavy streaks of blackcurrants running through it and a satisfyingly long finish. The nose is spicy with the after-tang of cedarwood. The bottles are aged in a maximum of 20% new oak and the bottles stored at the former church of the small village of Potensac. 12-16 months in 20% new casks. Gravel and clay limestone. "...the most amazing wine this estate has ever produced..." Parker, 89. (12 x 75 cl)

Chateau Potensac is owned by the Delon family, owner of the illustrious estates Leoville-Las Cases, in St Julien, and Nenin, in Pomerol. Like Sociando-Mallet, Potensac is yet another chateau which illustrates the defunct nature of the 1855 classification of Bordeaux. Potensac regularly turns out wines of classed growth quality, but has only a Cru Bourgeois designation, although in the most recent Cru Bourgeois classification, in 2003, it was accorded Cru Bourgeois Exceptionel status. The vineyards of Potensac are located in Ordonnac in Médoc. The blend is predominantly Cabernet Sauvignon, with approximately 40% Merlot and Cabernet Franc combined. Production from just over 120 acres of vineyard amounts to 25000 cases per year. There are many reasons why Potensac is so successful, but like all great wines the success has its roots in the vineyard. Restricted yields of approximately 35 hl/ha, however, is just the start of it. Temperature controlled fermentation and rigorous selection for the 'grand vin' are other important factors. Michel and Jean-Hubert Delon eschew filtration, although they do fine the wines using egg whites, an acceptable and widely used practice. (6 x 75 cl)

Original wooden case (12 x 75 cl)

Chateau Potensac Cru Bourgeois Medoc from France, Bordeaux, Medoc by Chateau Potensac (12 x 75 cl)

This property, owned by the same family as the famous Chateau Leoville-Lascases, is highly regarded by the Bordeaux trade. The wine is predominantly Cabernet Sauvignon with some Merlot and Cabernet Franc and is aged for eighteen months in oak barrels. (24 x 37.5 cl)

Chateau Potensac is owned by the Delon family, owner of the illustrious estates Leoville-Las Cases, in St Julien, and Nenin, in Pomerol. Like Sociando-Mallet, Potensac is yet another chateau which illustrates the defunct nature of the 1855 classification of Bordeaux. Potensac regularly turns out wines of classed growth quality, but has only a Cru Bourgeois designation, although in the most recent Cru Bourgeois classification, in 2003, it was accorded Cru Bourgeois Exceptionel status. The vineyards of Potensac are located in Ordonnac in Médoc. The blend is predominantly Cabernet Sauvignon, with approximately 40% Merlot and Cabernet Franc combined. Production from just over 120 acres of vineyard amounts to 25000 cases per year. There are many reasons why Potensac is so successful, but like all great wines the success has its roots in the vineyard. Restricted yields of approximately 35 hl/ha, however, is just the start of it. Temperature controlled fermentation and rigorous selection for the 'grand vin' are other important factors. Michel and Jean-Hubert Delon eschew filtration, although they do fine the wines using egg whites, an acceptable and widely used practice. (12 x 75 cl)