Château Potensac

Medoc

2016

Blend

44% Merlot, 39% Cabernet Sauvignon, 15% Cabernet Franc, 2% Petit Verdot

Wine designation

Château Potensac, Red, 2016
Category: Médoc, Bordeaux

Food pairing

Pair with a grilled ribeye steak or a rack of lamb with creamy polenta.

Château Potensac

Medoc

2016

Tasting notes

Starting off with water reserves that would carry this exceptional vintage through the summer months and produce a highly qualitative harvest. With savory qualities of chocolate and coffee with ample fruit support to give a structured wine. Core of red cherries to give a lively aspect to the overall picture.

Vineyard

Vineyard size: 60 hectares
Soil composition: Clay-gravel hilltops with a limestone subsoil.

Winemaking

Maceration technique: Vatting time 15 to 18 days depending on the vintage and the amount of pumping over for the extraction phase.
Aging: Oak Barrels
16 months with 30% new barrels.
Type of oak: French
Winemaker: Sébastien Herfray
Consulting œnologist: Eric Boissenot

Heritage in the vineyard

Domaine

Belonging to the Delon family, owners of Léoville Las Cases, Clos du Marquis, Nénin in addition to Chateau Potensac. Inherited from Georgette Liquard, paternal grandmother to current owner, Jean-Hubert Delon.

Green in the vineyard

Environmental practices

A vineyard run according to sustainable agriculture, the objective being to optimize economic performance by controlling inputs, to limit their environmental impacts.