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JAMES SUCKLING 90/100
A tight and focused second wine from Potensac with currant and lemon-rind character. Medium body, fine tannins and a fresh finish. Drink in 2020
February 2018
VINOUS / ANTONIO GALLONI
88/100 February 2018
WINE ADVOCATE / NEAL MARTIN
87/89/100 February 2018
WINE ENTHUSIAST
88/100 February 2018
DECANTER
88/100
Lovely crunchy cassis fruit ’ real freshness and elegance for a Médoc. Very good seco...
Wine Description
The Story
Chapelle de Potensac was created and fi rst sold by Jean-Hubert Delon with the 2002 vintage. This elegant, traditionally made second wine possesses beautiful balance founded on smoothness and freshness. Its terroir of fi ne gravel and clay sands can be found in various parts of Potensac's historical terroir, on the edge of the village. The Chapel, reproduced on the bottle's packaging, stands in the centre of the hamlet. It is characterized by ...
Wine Information
Very favourable weather conditions in April and June allowed a very even bud-burst and flowering in 2015. The hot and dry summer then ensured a complete degradation of any vegetal aromas as well as a welcome hydric stress, beneficial for the thickening of the grape skins and a rapid maturation of the pips. The colour change was also beautifully even thanks to the regular rain showers. The careful thinning out and vine care during the growth cy...
Vintage 2015
Full report of Bordeaux 2015 by Andrew Caillard MW “Next in line in a great series of vintages; 2000, 2005, 2009, 2010 and 2015.
2015 is a wonderful Bordeaux vintage without the hype or hysteria associated with 2009 and 2010. The wines are generally expressive and generous with wonderful concentration and structure. Given another year in barrel, the wines should gain more complexity and fruit volume. Châteaux, in all sub-regions, are e...
