Château Potensac

Château Potensac, Médoc, 2019

Name: Château Potensac, Médoc
Brand: Château Potensac
Price: 136.33 GBP

92/100

Inside Bordeaux

90/100

The Wine Independent

89/100

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2019
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2019
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£136.33
2019
6x75cl
DP
£136.33

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We feel it is equally important to for our customers that the case they buy and leave in storage with us is exactly the same case they subsequently have delivered. This may sound obvious and straightforward, yet we are one of very few merchants to have taken measures to ensure this.

We have created a system where every case is independent, thereby ensuring a trail of ownership and peace of mind for every customer.

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Justerinis ensures that every case of wine stored with Cellarers (Wines) Ltd has a unique identifier and customer’s name, almost unheard of in the industry as it is expensive to administer. These details are printed and placed on every case which is logged and recorded under your account name and kept in the world’s most renowned storage facility, Octavian Corsham.

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Critic Reviews

90/100

Lisa Perrotti-Brown,

The Wine Independent

The 2019 Potensac is medium to deep garnet-purple in color. It strides out with classic scents of cassis, cedar, and pencil lead, giving way to hints of wild sage and tobacco leaf. The medium-bodied palate offers bright red and black fruits flavors with a chewy texture, finishing on a stewed tea note.

drinking window 2024 - 2038

date of review 05/2023

89/100

Neal Martin,

Vinous

The 2019 Pontensac has an open-knit red cherry and crushed strawberry scented nose that conveys joie-de-vivre. The palate is sweet on the entry, fleshier than expected, a little oaky and missing a bit of grip on the finish. Like the 2019 Le Boscq, this is early drinking, but does the job. Tasted blind at the Southwold annual tasting.

drinking window 2024 - 2033

date of review 02/2023

92/100

Jane Anson,

Inside Bordeaux

Here the raspberry and redcurrant fruits that were present in La Chapelle have filled out and deepend, with a luscious richness through the mid palate. There are still plenty of Médoc tannins showing tension and layering, and you need to give it time to open in the glass. A little tense and nervy right now but good quality - benefitting from an uprooting of 20ha of the less impressive parts of the vineyard to focus on the highest quality sectors. Harvest September 21 to October 9. 3.54ph.

drinking window 2025 - 2040

date of review 01/2022

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This product may contain sulphites. Full allergen information is available upon request, please call our Customer Relations Team on +44 (0)20 7484 6430.