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2005 Château Potensac

Red Bordeaux Blend

  • France
  • Bordeaux
  • Médoc
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Community Tasting Notes 152

  • Oliverl1 Likes this wine: 92 points

    December 29, 2023 - This time I decanted even longer. 14 hours. It really is excellent QPR. What a fabulous finish. This will go on for 10 more years. Amazing how this wine changes after many hours of air. Classic tannic 2005 vintage!

    1 person found this helpful Comment
  • Jake Barnes Likes this wine: 90 points

    November 24, 2023 - Second from a case purchased ex-negociant, with perfect fill and the cork only soaked a millimeter or two here and there.

    Wasn’t able to decant the way my last notes on this wine suggest I should have, but this bottle was not at all disjointed the way the first from this case was on day one.

    No visual sign of aging. Red and black fruits, cigar box, and a whiff of truffles on the nose. This had an austere, high-toned, tannic palate of black and slightly candied red fruits that was holding back considerably, so I tried my first ever hyper decant after having one glass. Did it make a difference? Hard to say. The wine seemed more rich and relaxed, but who knows? Best at room temp. 13.5% ABV (***/16/90)

    1 person found this helpful Comment
  • Jake Barnes Likes this wine: 92 points

    September 4, 2023 - First from a case of twelve purchased ex-negociant, with perfect fill and the cork only soaked a millimeter here and there.

    On day one, this had a beautiful, mature nose full of undergrowth and black cherry. Unfortunately, the nose had to carry whole experience. The palate seemed to be thin and a little out of balance, showing too much alcohol and acidity in the finish. The tannins could have been finer and more resolved, too. Very disappointing.

    On day two, however, this was the wine I recall having two years ago out of a half (that led me to buy this case)—deep and dense and with years of life and development ahead of it. The palate, though firm with tannins, was very plump and cohesive now, showing a mass of black cherry and cassis.

    One of the best Potensacs I’ve ever had. Right now, this is a wine to decant all day on day one or to have on day-two. Given that the 1996 Potensac has only just given up the ghost in the last few years, I would expect this to go on and on. 13.5% ABV (very good; distinguished/***/16.5/92)

    3 people found this helpful Comment
  • Motz wrote: 91 points

    July 19, 2023 - Still young...and not yet fully resolved. A wine of tremendous weight, including heavy oak treatment...which has not integrated. Recommend holding bottles for three to five years...or decant for several hours. 91-92.

    1 person found this helpful Comment
  • Motz wrote: 91 points

    April 19, 2023 - Old School, all the way. Blackcurrant, mint, black earth and gravel, spent espresso grounds, dark chocolate, drying tobacco, and graphite. High pitched, indeed, quite piercing. This bottle felt a few years from maturity. Perhaps some bottle variation with this vintage.

    2 people found this helpful Comment
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  • By Richard Jennings
    2/16/2008 (link) 90 points

    (Château Potensac) Bright red violet color; focused cassis, cherry nose; tasty, cherry, cassis, ripe and solid fruit palate; medium finish 90+ pts. (40% Cabernet Sauvignon, 41% Merlot, 19% Cabernet Franc)

Wine Definition

  • Vintage 2005
  • Type Red
  • Producer Château Potensac
  • Varietal Red Bordeaux Blend
  • Designation n/a
  • Vineyard n/a
  • Country France
  • Region Bordeaux
  • SubRegion Médoc
  • Appellation Médoc
  • UPC Codes 000004642343, 3284396002153, 3284398007279, 3303291712278, 3412950509026, 3448820900457, 400001977804, 400005017001, 400005943904, 607921008056, 616773561138, 639737598728, 732511091047

Community Holdings

  • Pending Delivery 90 (2%)
  • In Cellars 2,183 (55%)
  • Consumed 1,690 (43%)

Food Pairing

Community Recommendations

game, Lamp maybe, Red meat

Who Likes This Wine

94% Like It  54 votes

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