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 2015 Bordeaux vintage is considered to be exceptionally good, although perhaps not quite legendary. Spring was balmier than usual, with a warm April and a mini heatwave striking early May, which helped build to a successful flowering. Rain fell after flowering, providing welcome relief for the vines.

The 2015 Potensac is a blend of 45% Merlot, 38% Cabernet Sauvignon and 17% Cabernet Franc that was cropped at 50 hl/ha, and raised in one-third new oak.

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