Château Potensac

Medoc

2015

Blend

45% Merlot, 38% Cabernet Sauvignon, 17% Cabernet Franc

Wine designation

Château Potensac, Red, 2015
Category: Médoc, Bordeaux

Food pairing

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

Château Potensac

Medoc

2015

Tasting notes

With favorable conditions in April and June followed by a warm and dry summer, helping to produce tannins that are supple and ripe. An expressive wine with ripe and expressive fruit. Aromatically pleasing with elements of fruit that portray a harvest with great ripeness.

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
15 to 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.