Chateau Potensac Medoc 2008 NO20231101 5% ABV) from individual barrels

5% ABV) from individual barrels

Ten years as winemaker at Dehlinger taught him patience: let the fruit speak

Still with great acid and fresh fruit

1852) to biodynamic practices

and brioche-tinged complexity

Chateau Potensac Medoc 2008 NO20231101 5% ABV) from individual barrelsEven back when Bordeaux was expensive, Chteau Potensac screamed out value. Sitting in the northern Mdoc just above Saint Estphe, Potensac was overlooked in the 1855 classification like its neighbor Sociando Mallet, but it produces better wine than plenty of Third and Fourth Growths. The Delon family farms it with the same crew responsible for Loville Las Cases. As global warming reshapes Bordeaux, this cooler site has become newly relevant: Potensac