2017 Château Potensac

The 2017 Potensac is an attractive, supple wine to drink now and over the next few years. There is lovely purity and aromatic lift to the fruit, if not quite the aromatic or structural complexity of the best years. Then again, that is 2017. Tasted two times.

- Antonio Galloni (12/2019)

Lots of blackberries and currants, as well as violets and stone. Medium to full body. Creamy tannins and a flavorful finish. Precise. A blend of 47% merlot, 35% cabernet sauvignon, 17% cabernet franc and 1% petit verdot. (01/2020)

Lots of mulberry and ripe cherry notes emerge from the 2017 Chateau Potensac, a medium-bodied, elegant, finesse-oriented effort that has ripe tannins, beautiful balance, and a great finish. It shows more cedar pencil and tobacco notes with time in the glass and is a hidden gem to buy a case of and enjoy over the coming 15 years or more. (02/2020)

A blend of 47 % Merlot, 35% Cabernet Sauvignon, 17% Cabernet Franc, and 1% Petit Verdot, the 2017 Potensac is medium garnet in color. It comes bounding out with ready-to-go notes of redcurrant jelly, black raspberries, and Morello cherries, plus hints of dried Provence herbs and tobacco leaf. The palate is light to medium-bodied with chewy tannins and a racy line lifting the delicate flavors, finishing on a ferrous note. (12/2022)

Damson plum and red currant fruit is streaked with light charcoal and savory accents, ending with a tug of earth on the finish. A touch old-school, this should develop with a touch of cellaring. Merlot, Cabernet Sauvignon, Cabernet Franc and Petit Verdot. Best from 2021 through 2029. 20,833 cases made.

- J.M.

Medium to deep garnet-purple in color and blended of 47% Merlot, 35% Cabernet Sauvignon, 17% Cabernet Franc and 1% Petit Verdot, the 2017 Potensac reveals delicate, perfumed scents of roses, chocolate-covered cherries, spice box and mulberries with hints of wild sage and pencil lead. Medium-bodied, the palate exudes freshness with plenty of bright, crunchy black fruits, framed by grainy tannins, finishing with an herbal lift.

- Lisa Perrotti-Brown (03/2020)