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Chateau Potensac
Chateau Potensac 2006
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| | Wine Area: Medoc | Wine Maker: Pierre Rolland | Grape: Bordeaux Blend | Grape Percentage: 52% cabernet sauvignon, 41% merlot, and 7% petit verdot | Unit Quantity (ml): 750 | Best to Drink: Drink: Now - 2018 |
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| Robert Parker: 84-86 (2004) Jancis Robinson: 16 Wine Spectator: 86 Stephen Tanzer: 87 |
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Winery Profile: Originally in the ownership of the Liquard family, Chateau Potensac came to the current proprietors with the marriage of Paul Delon to the Liquard's daughter. It is perhaps unsurprising that under the direction of the Delon family, responsibility having passed from Paul Delon and his wife to their son Michel Delon in the 1970s, that Potensac should prosper. The name of Delon is of course much better known for the ownership of more illustrious estates especially Léoville-Las Cases... read more
Robert Parker: Wine Advocate # 165. Jun 2006. Reviewer : Robert Parker. This is a straightforward, elegant Medoc with a dark plum/ruby color, crisp acidity, and pleasant aromatics. Following a good attack, the wine narrows to an austere, clipped finish. Drink it over the next 4-5 years. Jancis Robinson: Published : 6-Aug-2007. Pretty dark crimson. Dense, woodsmoke nose then very sweet fruit hits the palate – pretty impressive in the context of other AC Médocs. Slightly supple with reasonable, if slightly inky, fruit intensity. Very competent though not thrilling and not really a vintage you have to have of Potensac. Wine Spectator: Issue: Mar 31, 2009. - Firm and silky, with berry, currant and cherry character. Medium-bodied, with a clean finish. Best after 2010. –JS Stephen Tanzer: Apr 09. By Stephen Tanzer. Medium red-ruby. Currant, mocha, tobacco, cedar, menthol and a whiff of smoky game on the expressive nose. Supple and broad, combining good volume for the vintage with rather cool flavors of black cherry, menthol and roasted herbs. This spreads out nicely on the back end, with the substantial but ripe tannins dusting the incisors Chris Kissack, the winedoctor.com, 16.5+/20 - " Youthful hue, quite attractive, although this isn't matched on the nose which is quite closed down, with just a suggestion of some dark fruits when the wine is worked hard. A cool style, quite well textured, good tannic grip, but it is in keeping with the rest of the wine. An admirable style with good potential. 16.5+/20 (December 2006)"
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