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Tasting notes

Tasting notes
Score 15/20 · Drink 2026-2034, Jancis Robinson MW, Jan 2022

Tasted blind. Pale crimson. Loose and fairly light overall. A bit timid and vapid. Dry finish. (JR)

Critic scores

Critic scores
91
91/100

Average Score

94
93-94/100

James Suckling

17
17/20

Jancis Robinson MW

More reviews and scores

89 points
Neal Martin
Score 89/100 · Drink 2022-2038, Neal Martin, Mar 2021

The 2018 Potensac has an outgoing nose of wild strawberry and raspberry notes and touches of meat juices, a slight gaminess emerging with aeration. The palate is medium-bodied with edgy, crisp tannins. Quite tight on the entry, it finds its groove in the second half, displaying commendable delineation and tension on the graphite-tinged, slightly austere finish. Fine.

92 points
Jeff Leve, The Wine Cellar Insider
Score 92/100 · Jeff Leve, The Wine Cellar Insider, Mar 2021

93 points
Jeb Dunnuck
Score 93/100 · Drink 2026-2041, Jeb Dunnuck, Mar 2021

The Grand Vin 2018 Château Potensac (45% Merlot, 36% Cabernet Sauvignon, 18% Cabernet Franc, and the balance Petit Verdot) sports a deeper purple, almost opaque hue to go with lots of ripe black cherry and currant-like fruits intermixed with notes of toasty oak, tobacco, graphite, and earth. Richer and more concentrated than the Chapelle de Potensac release, with full-bodied richness and building tannins, it's going to benefit from a solid 5-7 years of bottle age and keep for 15+.

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Potensac
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Product details

Grape Blend

Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot

Colour

Red

Taste

Dry

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