2023, Château Potensac, MÉDOC

Last Year EP $43.00-

Produced by the Léoville Lascases team in the Northern Médoc near to Sociando Mallet, above St Estèphe.

Concentrated and intense, fragrant spicy notes of green peppercorn, liquorice root, smoked earth, freshly cut herbs and black tea. Plenty of lift, a little serious and austere, but this is a well balanced and enjoyable wine. 20% new oak for ageing. No 2nd wine of Potensac since 2021, since they pulled out more than 20ha of vines to retain only the most high quality parts of the vineyard. 92 Jane Anson.

Beautiful dark fruit with purity and freshness. Medium- to full-bodied, seamless and compact. Outstanding quality of tannins, so fine and dense. It's muscular and taut on the mid-palate. Lingering, too. Plenty of energy. Close to 2022. 93-94 James Suckling

The 2023 Potensac has a well-defined nose: predominantly black fruit, with touches of seaweed in the background. I warm to it more with acquaintance, and it gradually coheres. The palate is medium-bodied with pliant tannins and a fine line of acidity. Silky-smooth in texture, you can tell that there is some quality new oak on the finish, which is simpatico with the fruit. It's a good, solid Potensac that will require three or four years in bottle. 90-92 Neal Martin.