2015 Château Potensac

Community Tasting Notes (35) Avg Score: 89.8 points

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  1/21/2024 - Jake Barnes Likes this wine: 88 Points

  Second of twelve purchased at retail. After a few nice, open bottles of this over the last eighteen months, I would say these are in a phase. More coherent on day one than my last bottle but still not great (86/100), this was disjointed, tart, and acidic.
  
  I packed half the bottle off into a 375, vacuumed it, put it in the refrigerator, and forgot about it for three days. Amazingly, it had hit its stride, with virtually no loss of form, when revisited on day five. Unbelievable. It was in perfect balance then and showing good cohesion with much softened red fruits and little tartness. Amazing. Never count Potensac out. I should take my own advice on Potensac, which can take a long time to come around and can last a very, very long time in good years, and wait on these. I think they will come good yet. 13.32% ABV (good/15/88)

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  12/13/2023 - Jake Barnes wrote: 85 Points

  First of twelve single bottles bought at retail. Better cork than other recent bottles—only soaked a quarter inch in one place. Crunchy cranberry and currants on the nose and palate on PnP. High acidity and very tart. Thin, too. Not into it today. Not sure if it’s me or the wine. I think I may be spoiled by the 2014 Domaine de Chevalier we had on Friday, but looking at my notes, the scores are trending down. Maybe it’s going into a phase. 13.5% ABV (good/**/14/85)

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  11/1/2023 - Jake Barnes Likes this wine: 89 Points

  From a bottle purchased at retail. A little less developed than previous bottles from this source and much more tannic and dark fruited. Cork soaked one quarter of the way up (I’ve noticed this alarming amount of travel on all the bottles from this source, which makes me wonder if my stash will have much longevity). Not at all ready on day one, but drinking well on day two. Black over red fruits with a whiff of undergrowth. Best at cellar temps. 13.32% ABV (very good/***/15.5/89)

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  10/22/2023 - Rodenbach99 Likes this wine: 89 Points

  Dégustation Château Potensac.
  Château 2010 (90), 2015 (89), 2017 (88), 2018 (88), 2019 (91)
  Chapelle 2015 (88), 2019 (87)
  Les vins sont dans le même style, des fruits noirs, une touche de bois, du cuir, du tabac, certains ont du poivron. Les tanins sont soyeux et achevés. Le 2019 semble avoir le meilleur potentiel et c’est celui qui s’est le plus démarqué avec le 2010 qui est encore jeune.
  La Chapelle 2015 est le plus mince et est par le fait même le plus rafraichissant.

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  10/17/2023 - Motz wrote: 91 Points

  Excellent expression of place...on the bouquet and palate. More Old School than New. Dark fruits, pepper garden, graphite, black earth, and mineral ores. On the lean side, although showing medium plus acid. In no way a blockbuster, yet balanced and satisfying. This bottle has no less than five years before entering its drinking window. Recommend holding. 90-91.

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