2018 Chapelle de Potensac
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The 2018 Chapelle de Potensac has a light earthy bouquet that just needs to show a little more fruit; it feels backward and a bit introspective at the moment. The palate is medium-bodied with sappy black fruit, light tannins and a very subtle herbaceous note toward the finish. Enjoy this easygoing Saint-Julien over the next 4–5 years.
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Jancis Robinson MW
Neal Martin
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Looking first at the second wine of the estate, the 2018 Chapelle De Potensac has an already complex nose of red and black currants, green tobacco, cedarwood, and spring flowers. This carries to an endearing, supple, seamless Médoc with light tannins, a rounded, balanced mouthfeel, and a great finish. Want a classic Bordeaux you don't have to wait a decade on? Give this beauty a whirl.
The 2018 Chapelle de Potensac is bright, perfumed and very nicely lifted, with plenty of red berry, dried leaves and floral character. Silky and light on its feet, the Chapelle is a gorgeous, refined Left Bank red to drink over the next decade. There is lovely 2018 raciness to the fruit and impeccable balance to round things out.
Medium garnet-purple colored, the 2018 Chapelle de Potensac offers up cheery, uncomplicated scents of black raspberries, Bing cherries and stewed plums with hints of fallen leaves, bouquet garni and pencil lead. Medium-bodied, the soft-textured palate has lovely purity with loads of red berry and dried herbs flavors and a refreshing finish.