Chateau Potensac Medoc 2008 NO20231018 Aged in demi-muids rather than

Aged in demi-muids rather than barriques

This brut bubbly is refreshingly crisp

sometimes with an almost sanguine iron undercurrent

a chalky texture

anise and sweet earth on the nose

Chateau Potensac Medoc 2008 NO20231018 Aged in demi-muids rather thanEven 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