Chateau Potensac 2018

Chateau Potensac, Medoc, Bordeaux, France, 2018 

Grapes: A blend of 45% Merlot, 36% Cabernet Sauvignon, 18% Cabernet Franc and 1% Petit Verdot, 75ha vineyard on gravel/clay over limestone sub-soil, average vine age 38 years.

Owned by the Delon family of Second Growth Chateau Leoville Las Cases. Potensac's wines perform way above their appellation's expected quality status!

This 2018 vintage offers a ripe, very expressive fruit and a powerful and particularly velvety tannic structure. Elegant and opulent, it combines the power and classicism of a great vintage to age with the delicacy of solar vintages.

Critics' Tasting Notes:

"Inky core with purple rim. Such beautifully pure black fruit. Such fine texture and so juicy and lively. Absolutely delicious and fresh with no heaviness and no sense of the alcohol. Low pH because of the terroir, says Pierre Graffeux. They picked the Merlot early and spread out the picking for the Cabernet Sauvignon. Silky finesse and freshness. Lovely wine with a red-fruited brightness and persistence. (JH) - Barrel Sample - Drink 2023-2030

17/20 points, Jancis Robinson, JancisRobinson.com, April 2019

"This is the finest wine made in the history of Potensac"

92/100 points, Jeff Leve, THE WINE CELLAR INSIDER, March 2021

"The 2018 Potensac is composed of 45% Merlot, 36% Cabernet Sauvignon, 18% Cabernet Franc and 1% Petit Verdot. The wine has 14.42% alcohol and was aged in 35% new barriques. Medium to deep garnet-purple colored, it rolls out of the glass with open-knit scents of ripe, juicy black plums, boysenberries, redcurrant jelly and cassis, plus hints of dried Provence herbs, cinnamon stick and dusty soil. Medium to full-bodied, the palate is chock-full of lively black and red berry layers, supported by soft tannins and a racy line, finishing with a lively skip in its step." Drink 2022-2035

90/100 points, Lisa Perrotti-Brown, WINE ADVOCATE, March 2021