Chateau Potensac Medoc 2008 NO20231018 Full of rye spice

Full of rye spice

Pinot Meunier and Chardonnay

a chalky texture

When Marsannay's first Premier Crus are finally classified

Aged in demi-muids rather than barriques

Chateau Potensac Medoc 2008 NO20231018 Full of rye spiceEven 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