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Potensac 2022

RegionBordeaux
Subregion France > Bordeaux > Left Bank > Médoc
ColourRed
TypeStill
Grape VarietyMerlot/Cabernet Sauvignon/Cabernet Franc

Produced by the Léoville Lascases team in the Northern Médoc near to Sociando Mallet, above St Estèphe. the vineyard is 53 hectares. The second wine - La Chapelle de Potensac - is no longer produced.

Picked 19th September to 11th October. Yield 38 hl/ha, 20% new oak. 43% Cabernet Sauvignon, 36.5% Merlot, 19.5% Cabernet Franc, 1% Petit Verdot.

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Tasting Notes

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

89/91
William Kelley, Wine Advocate, April 2023

Dark purple in colour, this has a cedary, old school nose of blackcurrant leaf, black cherry and a hint of wood spice. Compact and chewy on the palate, this is a crunchy but ripe wine with a whiff of sweet vanilla. Coiling on the finish thanks to the persistent tannins, this is a dry but balanced wine that is well proportioned with a long, direct note of cedar and blackcurrant on the finish.

90/92
Thomas Parker MW, Farr Vintners, April 2023

Polished and refined with a deep core of ripe berries with walnut undertones. Medium- to full-bodied with firm, velvety tannins and a lingering finish. Deep and complex.

94/95
James Suckling, JamesSuckling.com, April 2023
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