Chateau Potensac - Medoc 2010 (750ml)
Price: $57.99
| Producer | Chateau Potensac |
| Country | France |
| Region | Bordeaux |
| Subregion | Medoc |
| Varietal | Bordeaux Blend |
| Vintage | 2010 |
| Sku | 5556 |
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The 2010 Chateau Potensac possesses a pure and strong palate with dense, distinguished and spicy tannins. It has an astonishing density due to the advanced age of the vineyard, and offers a beautiful ageing potential.
Chateau Potensac Description
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.
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.
James Suckling: 92 Points
This is one of the fruitiest Potensacs that I remember, with loads of blueberry and currants. Full and velvety. Plenty going on underneath.
Vinous: 91 Points
The 2010 Potensac has a high-toned, airy bouquet with balsamic and Hoisin infusing the black fruit. The palate is well defined with supple tannins and a fine bead of acidity. There is something just a little "Oriental" about the style of this Potensac that delivers impressive body and grip on the finish. Very fine.
Wine Enthusiast: 91 Points
Firm and prominent yet dusty tannins show one side of the richness of the vintage. The other is the ripe, black fruits, with acidity in fine balance. This estate, under the same ownership as Léoville las Cases, is serious Médoc, needing to age.
Wine Spectator: 90 Points
Solid, if a bit chunky, with cocoa and ganache coating a core of black currant and blackberry fruit that hangs through the muscular finish, where a warm paving stone note rings out. A touch austere, but the stuffing is there for cellaring.
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