Château Potensac

Château Potensac, Médoc, 2022

Name: Château Potensac, Médoc
Brand: Château Potensac
Price: 168.34 GBP

92/100

Inside Bordeaux

89-91/100

Robert Parker Wine Advocate

92/100

The Wine Independent

92/100

Vinous

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2022
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£168.34
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6x75cl
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When it comes to purchasing wine, provenance is of utmost importance. A wine’s history – where it’s sourced from and how it’s been stored – can have an enormous influence on the eventual enjoyment it provides. At Justerini & Brooks, we can trace nearly every case back to the domaine, estate or Château it originally came from; we ship from over 200 wine producers throughout the world.

Wines not bought directly from the vineyard are either sourced from trusted suppliers, with whom we share the same philosophy and rigour in buying, or from our own network of Cellarers customers. These customers’ wines are stored in optimal conditions in Octavian Corsham and, in the vast majority of cases, have been stored by us since the wine was first shipped. We do not purchase wine from auctions.

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.

The Journey

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.

This information is sent from our systems to the warehouse every day to ensure the trail of ownership is verified and upheld.

While customer reserves are stored in Corsham, our physical stocks are kept in Hoddesdon, further providing a geographical separation between customers’ wines with Cellarers and Justerinis’ own stock.

Further Reassurance

Cellarers (Wines) Ltd is a legally separate limited company from Justerini & Brooks which currently holds approximately £450 million worth of customer reserves. It is fully insured to catastrophic loss. Many merchants will state that wine in their care is fully insured, but in reality this is on an individual case basis with insufficient cover for total loss as this is prohibitively expensive. The cover provided by Octavian and Justerini & Brooks is unmatched.

Cellarers (Wines) Ltd is audited by PwC every year.

Critic Reviews

92/100

Chris Kissack,

The Wine Independent

The blend of Potensac is 43% Cabernet Sauvignon, 36.5% Merlot, 19.5% Cabernet Franc and 1% Petit Verdot, including 13% press wine, and the élevage lasted twelve months in 20% new oak barrels, a little more new wood than is usual, the rest in used barrels from Léoville-Las-Cases. The aromatics here are very expressive and forward, with powdered chalk, dried berries, pressed wildflowers and mint. The palate builds on this with a solid composition, a core of savoury fruit, lifted by notes of black pepper and violets, with a dense frame of compact and finely knit tannins. This holds together really well on the palate, showing great structure and modest density of fruit, and the fresh acid lift of the vintage. Delightful, fruit-forward, tannin-washed finish makes this a Potensac for the cellar. The alcohol on the label is 14.5%.

drinking window 2027 - 2047

date of review 06/2025

92/100

Jane Anson,

Inside Bordeaux

Deep plum in colour, this is definitely an impressive Potensac, a ton of graphite, poise, reserve, excellent balance, gives Médoc typicity but also the Delon seriousness and ageability. You can drink this now if you like this pumped up Left Bank feel, or wait, enjoy the slow burn cassis and bilberry. Definitely one to watch.

drinking window 2026 - 2038

date of review 03/2025

92/100

Neal Martin,

Vinous

The 2022 Potensac, matured in 20% new oak, was one of the best vintages from this Haut-Médoc that I had tasted from barrel. Now in bottle, this is blessed with an impressive, well-defined, focused nose. Its oak is neatly integrated, with plenty of vibrant black fruit laced with light estuarine scents. The palate is medium-bodied and very saline, with touches of sapid black fruit, black olive and black pepper. It's nicely controlled and classical, with residual pepperiness on the finish. This is very fine.

drinking window 2026 - 2042

date of review 02/2025

89-91/100

William Kelley,

Robert Parker Wine Advocate

Aromas of dark berries, cigar wrapper and licorice introduce the 2022 Potensac, a medium to full-bodied, rich and fleshy Medoc with a deep core of fruit and powdery structuring tannins. It's built along similar lines to the 2020.

date of review 04/2023

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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.