Château Potensac Médoc 2018

Beskrivelse

Denne Potensac er lavet på 45% Merlot, 36% Cabernet Sauvignon 18 % Cabernet Franc og 1% Petit Verdot.
 

Denne Château Potensac Médoc 2018 byder på moden, meget udtryksfuld frugt og en kraftfuld og særligt fløjlsagtig garvesyre. Elegant og overdådig, der kombinerer kraften og klassicismen i en stor og fantastisk årgang til lagring.
 

Årgang 2018

Den nordlige del af Médoc oplevede en generelt regnfuld og mild vinter, derefter kold fra midten af ​​marts, hvilket førte til en sen, men homogen spirende, efterfulgt af livlig vegetativ udvikling. Den varme, tørre sommer fremskyndede modningen af ​​druerne, men vekslen mellem kølige nætter og varme dage udviklede rigdom og bevarede friskheden.

Anmeldelser

92 point, The Wine Cellar Insider - Jeff Leve, Marts 2021

93-94 point, James Suckling - April 2019

The excellence of this lies in the quality of the tannins, which are so polished and refined. Compact and tight. Medium-bodied. Very, very long. Beauty already.

93-94 point, Yves Beck - Marts 2019

Pourpre violacé. Quelle intensité ! Bouquet marqué par de baies noires’et rouges ! Caractère épicé et frais où je relève des notes d’eucalyptus et de menthe, idéalement agrémentées par une touche poivrée. Mise en bouche compacte et dense. Très belle expression aromatique, parfaitement soutenue par la race de la structure. Les tannins sont puissants, élégants et apparaissent lentement en fin de bouche. Une très belle réussite. 2025-2040.

 92-94 point, The Wine Doctor - Chris Kissack, April 2019

…A quite fragrant nose this year, freshly polished, with scents of cherry, plum and violets. It feels beautifully textured on the palate, with lightly creamed fruits, fresh and pure, with supple grip and substance, a tight seam of central tannins and a bright acidity. This is a lovely Potensac, elegantly poised and correct, and a very strong result. In terms of quality it calls to mind the 1996, an old favourite of mine…

91-93+ point, Jeb Dunnuck

The 2018 Château Potensac sports a saturated purple color as well as a Cabernet-dominated nose of blackcurrants, cassis, tobacco, and earth. This beauty is full-bodied and concentrated, with notable freshness balancing terrific ripeness. It’s going to evolve nicely for two decades.

90-92 point, Robert Parker, Wine Advocate - Lisa Perrotti Brown, April 2019

The 2018 Potensac is blended of 45% Merlot, 36% Cabernet Sauvignon, 18% Cabernet Franc and 1% Petit Verdot, all harvested between September 21 and October 13, with yields of 49 hectoliters per hectare. The wine has 14.42% alcohol and is to be aged in barriques, 35% new; the finished blend was put into barrels last December. Medium to deep garnet-purple colored, it rolls effortlessly out of the glass with bright, fresh red and black plums, crushed blackcurrants and bay leaves with hints of cracked pepper and damp soil. Full-bodied, rich and laden with red and black fruit layers, it has a plush frame of rounded tannins and fantastic freshness, finishing long.

90-92 point, The Wine Cellar Insider - Jeff Leve, April 2019

Tobacco, cedar and smoke are paired with ripe, red berries that have a roundness in them this year. The wine is full- bodied and continues with its classic spirit. But with the 2018, you find more generosity than normal. Still, I would wait at least a decade before opening a bottle.

90-92 point, Chryster Byklum - April 2019

Ruby. Scented, dark fruity, anise, blueberries, liquorice, ripe nose. Fresh acidity, ripe tannins, anise, blueberries, some spices, dark fruity, detailed, long.

91 point, Decanter - Jane Anson, April 2019

2018 was the warmest season of the last 10 years at Potensac, with just under half the usual rainfall over the summer. The property has produced a great bottle: bright and cheery with vibrant fruit, it's highly enjoyable and approachable. You rarely find such impressive mid-palate focus in the Médoc, and that alone makes this a year worth exploring for the wines at this price level. Drinking Window 2023 - 2034.

17,5+ point (af 20 point), Matthew Jukes

Rather ravishing and approachable with serious length and also superb red fruit and balance. The nose is beautiful, harmonious and rich and moreish. It is possible to drink this wine early but I have a suspicion that it will greatly repay those who decide to cellar it.

17 point (af 20 point), Jancis Robinson- Julia Harding

Inky core with purple rim. Such beautifully pure black fruit. Such fine texture and so juicy and lively. Absolutely delicious and fresh with no heaviness and no sense of the alcohol. Low pH because of the terroir, says Pierre Graffeuille. They picked the Merlot early and spread out the picking for the Cabernet Sauvignon. Silky finesse and freshness. Lovely wine with a red-fruited brightness and persistence. Drink 2023-2030.

16-16,5 point (af 20 point), Reuve du Vin de France

Un rapport qualité/prix à ne pas laisser passer. Le vin est historiquement constitué, avec une concentration magnifique et beaucoup de volume.

16 point (af 20 point), Bettane & Dessauve

Vrai Médoc, classique, sur le cèdre, précis, exemplaire.

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