Chateau Potensac Medoc 2008 NO20231018 with aromas of fresh agave

with aromas of fresh agave

cradled by the Asama and Yatsugatake mountain ranges

When Marsannay's first Premier Crus are finally classified

anise and sweet earth on the nose

Chateau Potensac Medoc 2008 NO20231018 with aromas of fresh agaveEven back when Bordeaux was expensive, Chteau Potensac screamed out value. Sitting in the northern Mdoc just above Saint Estphe, Potensac was overlooked in the 1855 classification like its neighbor Sociando Mallet, but it produces better wine than plenty of Third and Fourth Growths. The Delon family farms it with the same crew responsible for Loville Las Cases. As global warming reshapes Bordeaux, this cooler site has become newly relevant: Potensac