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Château Potensac

Château Potensac, in Ordonnac, is a Grand Cru Bourgeois of the Medoc. It is owned by the Delon family, which also owns Leoville-Las-Cases and Nenin. Jean-Hubert Delon manages the 126-acre estate, which is planted to 60% Cabernet Sauvignon, 25% Merlot and 15% Cabernet Franc. Wine writers and Bordeaux enthusiasts generally agree that Potensac’s wines are of classified growth quality. Robert M. Parker Jr. has written that Potensac “produces wines so far above the level of quality found in this region of the Medoc that they are a tribute to the efforts of the Delons and the matire de chai, Michel Rolland.” The wines are noted for their rich quality and purity. Parker added, “this is such a high-quality wine that any serious Bordeaux enthusiast would be making a mistake if he or she did not try it.”

1990 Château Potensac

Capsule condition issue; lightly depressed cork; light signs of past seepage; base neck fill; label condition issue

1999 Château Potensac

Light capsule condition issue; base neck fill