Potensac 2021

Medoc, Cru bourgeois

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Tasting Notes

Classically-balanced Podensac, dense ruby in colour, this is not exuberant, full of cool blue fruits, a signature of the good wines of the vintage, careful extraction, gentle overall, this is good quality and can be approached early. Highest level of Cabernet Franc ever, 3.54ph, 37hl/h yield after mildew. Harvest through to October 13th. Tasted twice.

Score: 89 Jane Anson, Inside Bordeaux Maturity: 2025-2036 Date: 11 May 2022

Deep crimson. Fresh nose suggests some sort of vegetation but is not unripe. Rich and sweet palate entry with beguiling fruit that is superficially pleasing but there is not quite the structure needed for long ageing. Nothing at all wrong with this and it could be GV. Just a little inky and ungenerous on the finish.

Score: 16 James Lawther MW, JancisRobinson.com Maturity: 2027-2038 Date: 06 May 2022

Real clarity of fruit with currants, blueberries and crushed stone. Some saltiness. Medium body and fine tannins. Perfumed and peppery, with peppercorn notes.

Score: 92 - 93 James Suckling, JamesSuckling.com Date: 01 May 2022

The 2021 Potensac is beguiling. Perhaps it is the high amount of Cabernet Franc (23%) in the blend this year. The 2021 exudes refinement from the very first taste. Rose petal, spice, crushed red berry fruit and sweet pipe tobacco all open effortlessly. Readers will find a Haut-Médoc endowed with compelling aromatic presence and exceptional balance. The purity of the flavors is striking.

Score: 90 - 92 Antonio Galloni, Vinous.com Maturity: 2026-2036 Date: 01 May 2022

The 2021 Potensac was picked September 29 through October 13 and contains the highest-ever percentage of Cabernet Sauvignon (40%). Aged in 20% new oak, it has a light blackberry and raspberry nose with touches of tobacco. The palate is medium-bodied, though clearly lighter and airier than recent vintages, and displays slight attenuation on the finish. Two bottles tasted, the second at the château showing slightly better. (13.10% alcohol)

Score: 87 - 89 Neal Martin, Vinous.com Maturity: 2024-2034 Date: 01 May 2022

A blend of 40% Cabernet Sauvignon, 43% Merlot, 3% Petit Verdot and an unusually high 23% Cabernet France, the 2021 Potensac offers up attractive aromas of cassis, loamy soil, wilted rose petals and pipe tobacco. Medium-bodied, supple and lively, with ripe, powdery tannins and a saline finish, it's a charming, perfumed rendition of this Médoc estate. Tasted three times.

Score: 89 - 90 William Kelley, Wine Advocate, RobertParker.com Date: 29 April 2022

The 2021 Château Potensac might be outstanding and certainly has lots to love. A blend of 40% Cabernet Sauvignon, 34% Merlot, 23% Cabernet Franc, and the rest Petit Verdot, it has solid cassis and almost raspberry-like fruit, notes of cedar, tobacco, and flowers, medium body, and silky, polished tannins. It's a classic Bordeaux to enjoy on release and over the following 10-12 years or so.

Score: 88 - 90 Jeb Dunnuck, JebDunnuck.com Date: 06 February 2022