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2009 Potensac, Médoc

SKU #1111016 92 points James Suckling

Outer quote mark Maybe this isn't quite as stunning as the brilliant 2010 Potensac, but it’s a ripe and very classic Médoc with great cassis fruit, medium body and supple tannins making for a very flexible food wine. Inner quote mark (2/2019)

92 points Vinous

Outer quote mark The 2009 Potensac has an attractive bouquet with blackberry, melted tar, black tea and graphite scents. Nicely defined it maybe a little conservative given the growing season. The palate is medium-bodied with fine tannin, crisp acidity. Classic in style with fine graphite and cedar notes towards the finish. (NM) Inner quote mark (3/2019)

92 points Wine Enthusiast

Outer quote mark Shows smoky new wood and black currant fruit. This is a structured wine, powerful, while preserving just the right balance of acidity. It's dark and dense in character, yet with great freshness. (RV) Inner quote mark (4/2012)

91 points Jeb Dunnuck

Outer quote mark Drinking at point now, but with another decade of life ahead of it, the 2009 Château Potensac offers a classic, mature nose of red and black currants, cedary herbs, tobacco, and flowers. It shows the ripe, powerful style of the vintage yet has remarkable freshness, ripe, polished tannins, a kick of minerality, and a great finish. Beautifully done, you'll be happy if you have bottles of this in the cellar. Inner quote mark (11/2020)

89-91 points Int'l Wine Cellar

Outer quote mark Dark purple-tinged ruby. Initially reticent nose opens with air to reveal cabernet franc-driven strawberry, violet, cocoa and mineral aromas. Then broad and chunky in the mouth, with red berry and black cherry flavors complicated by a welcome element of minerality. Became increasingly graceful with air, finishing long and vibrant, with very fine tannins. Deeper and more complex than usual for this wine, and a great success of the vintage. This wine avoids the excessive ripeness of many other '09s. Inner quote mark (6/2010)

90 points Decanter

Outer quote mark One of the value wines in the line up, from the Delon stable, this is enjoyable if notably shorter on the finish than some of the more concentrated wines. It has clear spice notes, and enjoyable hedgerow fruit with a blackberry and cedar character. (JA) Inner quote mark (2/2019)

K&L Notes

The 2009 release is mored structure than usual from this château, and the wine is built around a lovely, solid core of fruit. The final blend is forty-eight percent Merlot, thirty-eight percent Cabernet Sauvignon, and fourteen percent Cabernet Franc. 90 points Ian D'Agata for Vinous: "(a blend of 48% merlot, 38% cabernet sauvignon and 14% cabernet franc; 13.9% alcohol; ph 3.58, IPT 71; 30% new oak) Dark purple-tinged ruby. Initially reticent nose opens with air to reveal cabernet franc-driven strawberry, violet, cocoa and mineral aromas. Then broad and chunky in the mouth, with red berry and black cherry flavors complicated by a welcome element of minerality. Became increasingly graceful with air, finishing long and vibrant, with very fine tannins. Deeper and more complex than usual for this wine, and a great success of the vintage. This wine avoids the excessive ripeness of many other '09s. Always a solid choice and one of the better buys in Bordeaux if rarely especially complex, Potensac has outdone itself in 2009. These vines are situated on gravel-covered limestone, very similar soil to that found in Saint-Estephe." (5/2020)

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2009 Potensac, Médoc

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By: John Majeski | K&L Staff Member | Review Date: 5/14/2023 | Send Email

Potensac has been a large property in the Delon family (of Leoville-Las-Cases renown) for over two hundred years. The 2009 vintage ranks as one of the finest since 1982, largely because of the high sugar content and pristine quality of the fruit. A superb blend of 48% Merlot, 38% Cabernet Sauvignon, and 14% Cabernet Franc, by now all the elements in this wine— the buoyant, sweet black cherry and cassis fruit, the cedary pencil shavings and tobacco spice, the chocolate notes, and smooth tannins, fall into place guaranteeing a long measure of grace. Enjoy!

By: Scott Beckerley | K&L Staff Member | Review Date: 4/21/2023 | Send Email

Even after some decanting, the nose was a little closed but, came around with red-fruited, graphite and cinnamon goodness. Initially, nicely taut (unlike a lot of 2009 Bordeaux) with medium to full body. Slightly plush curranty fruit with cedary tannins and a kick of minerals and chalk. Decant this one, my friends. You will be rewarded, if you do so. Will also cellar for many more years.

By: Alex Schroeder | K&L Staff Member | Review Date: 3/21/2023 | Send Email

Many old-school K&L Customers remember the undervalued gem 1997 Potensac. We sold over 15,000 bottles of it. This 2009 is better! The nose is heady and intoxicating with cherry kirsch, toast, minerals, smoked meat, earth and licorice. The fruit is sweet and supple on the palate, but balanced by great medium bodied texture, silky tannins and great acid. It is aged to perfection but still so fresh, this will continue to age for many years.

By: Jacques Moreira | K&L Staff Member | Review Date: 5/4/2015 | Send Email

A very complex wine from a great vintage! Enticing nose of leather, dried meat, dark fruit, cocoa and vanilla. Carrying on the palate the leather, olives, currants and cocoa. Medium+ tannins, and acidity. I would recommend decanting this beauty for about 1 hour before drinking.

By: Clyde Beffa Jr. | K&L Staff Member | Review Date: 3/23/2015 | Send Email

Drink the 1997 now and cellar this one a few years. From the Delon crew, this wine is polished and fruity.

Drink from 2016 to 2025

By: David Driscoll | K&L Staff Member | Review Date: 6/5/2014 | Send Email

This is as good as a deal as you'll find in 2009. It's just incredible wine with subtlety and finesse, a solid core of sweet fruit, and lovely tannins that almost melt on the finish. Potensac has been overdelivering as a Chateau for the last decade. This is a case-worthy purchase.

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Varietal:

Cabernet Sauvignon and Blends

- Cabernet Sauvignon has come a long way from its role as a blending varietal, however dominant, in the wines of Bordeaux. Today it is the most planted red varietal in the world. Identified as a descendent of Cabernet Franc and Sauvignon Blanc, the late-ripening Cabernet Sauvignon needs to be planted in warmer climates to fully ripen. Its small berries can easily be identified for their distinctive blue color, thick skins and high tannins. And while the varietal has its own definitive characteristics: green pepper-like aromas and black currant flavors among them, it is perhaps most prized for its ability to convey terroir, vintage and winemaking. A relatively new varietal, Cabernet Sauvignon started making inroads into the wines of the Médoc and Graves in the late-18th century. Today it is also dominant in the up-and-coming Entre-Deux-Mers region of Bordeaux and can also be found in Southwest France. It is the companion varietal to Sangiovese in Italy's Super Tuscans and is planted all over Europe, stretching to lesser-known winegrowing regions like Russia and Lebanon. In the Americas Cabernet Sauvignon has found champions in every nook and cranny of California and among winemakers in Washington, where it complements plantings of Merlot. In South America, Cab thrives in Chile, but can also be found in smaller amounts in Argentina and even in Mexico.

Country:

France

- When it comes to wine, France stands alone. No other country can beat it in terms of quality and diversity. And while many of its Region, Bordeaux, Burgundy and Champagne most obviously, produce wine as rare, as sought-after and nearly as expensive as gold, there are just as many obscurities and values to be had from little known appellations throughout the country. To learn everything there is to know about French wine would take a lifetime. To understand and appreciate French wine, one only has to begin tasting them.

Sub-Region:

Bordeaux

Alcohol Content (%):

13.9