Médoc

The wine of Chateau Potensac is best served with all types of classic meat dishes, veal, pork, beef, lamb, duck, game, roast chicken, roasted, braised and grilled dishes.

The vineyard is planted to 46% Merlot , 35% Cabernet Sauvignon , 16% Cabernet Franc , 2% Carmenere and 1% Petit Verdot . This represent a major shift in the vineyard plantings which were previously planted to 60% Cabernet Sauvignon. The vines are on average close to 40 years of age. However, they have old vines, some of what are more than 80 years of age. The vineyard is planted to a vine density of 7,700 vines per hectare. The vineyard is located on two slopes that reach up to 35 meters at their peak elevation. Over the past several years, in an effort to add softness to the wine, slowly but surely, more Merlot has been added to the vineyards of Chateau Potensac.

The wines are aged in French oak barrels passed down from Clos du Marquis for between 14 and 16 months, depending on the character and style of the vintage.

To produce the wine of Chateau Potensac, vinification takes place in a combination of temperature controlled, stainless steel vats and concrete tanks. Malolactic fermentation takes place in vat. The same technical team that works on the wines of Leoville Las Cases works with Chateau Potensac.

The estate has been in the same family since time immemorial and has always been handed down by women. The current owner Jean-Hubert Delon inherited the estate from his paternal grandmother Georgette Liquard. Although close to the river Potensac is situated on a high point of land in North Medoc. Because of this position the site has been populated since ancient times. The name Medoc in fact comes from medio aquae which means in the middle of the waters… Planted on the best quality soils in the Ordonnac district the vineyards now extend over 84 hectares on a terroir where the typical characteristics of each grape variety express themselves very distinctly and give the wine superb ageing potential