Chateau Potensac Medoc 2008 NO20231018 anise and sweet earth on

anise and sweet earth on the nose

When Marsannay's first Premier Crus are finally classified

with aromas of fresh agave

cradled by the Asama and Yatsugatake mountain ranges

Aged in demi-muids rather than barriques

Chateau Potensac Medoc 2008 NO20231018 anise and sweet earth onEven 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