2017 | Château Potensac | La Chapelle de Potensac

This Merlot-dominated wine is soft with easy fruit, gentle tannins and a fine, juicy backdrop of black currant flavors. It is lively and fruity, with great acidity and a light structure.

Reviews:

• VertdeVin: The nose is fruity and concentrated. It reveals notes of cassis, liquorice and red berries associated with touches of pepper as well as fine hints of gray pepper and an imperceptible hint of flowers. The palate is fruity, well-balanced and offers a beautiful juiciness, gourmandize as well as a mineral saline/racy frame. On the palate this wine expresses notes of juicy blackberry, juicy cherry and cassis associated with fine touches of juicy strawberry, small touches of caramelization, toasted, dark chocolate and a very discreet hints of pepper in the background. Tannins are well-built and very slightly tight. Good length.

• Wine Enthusiast: Barrel Sample. This Merlot-dominated wine is soft with easy fruit, gentle tannins and a fine, juicy backdrop of black currant flavors. It is lively and fruity, with great acidity and a light structure. It will be ready for drinking early.

Producer Information

Château Potensac is a Bordeaux producer in the Médoc, owned by Jean-Hubert Delon. It was traditionally passed down the female line until current owner Jean-Hubert inherited it from his paternal grandmother, Georgette Liquard. The château derives its name from the Potensac plateau that it sits on, in the Ordonnac district of the Médoc. The Delon family owns two other Bordeaux estates, Château Nénin in Pomerol and the prestigious second growth Château Leoville-Las Cases in Saint-Julien. Château Potensac produces two wines, both red and both made of the common Bordeaux red varieties. The 84 hectares (208 acres) of land are planted to 46 percent Merlot, 35 percent Cabernet Sauvignon, 16 percent Cabernet Franc, 2 percent Carménère, and 1 percent Petit Verdot. Average vine age is 38 years, with some as old as 80. Historically, Cabernet Sauvignon was the dominant grape, but Merlot has taken over recently as the style of wine moves towards more approachability and earlier drinking. The vineyards have limestone subsoil with surface clay and a high concentration of gravel. The flagship wine is the eponymous Château Potensac. It is accompanied by the smaller production second wine Chapelle de Potensac, first produced in the 2002 vintage. Château Potensac was one of the nine producers awarded the Cru Bourgeois Exceptionnel status in the 2003 reclassification, the highest possible designation.

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