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Chateau Potensac is a winery in the Medoc appellation of the Bordeaux wine region of France. The wine produced here was classified as one of 9 Cru Bourgeois Exceptionnels as of the 2003 listing.
Chateau Potensac is owned by the same owners as Chateau Leoville-Las Cases. The estate is located between the villages of Blaignan and Ordonnac in the far north of the Medoc. Potensac is a large property, consisting of 70 hectares of vineyards following a recent replanting programme which are planted on soils rich in alluvial gravel and red clay. The vines are currently planted to 48% Merlot, 33% Cabernet Sauvignon, 18% Cabernet Franc and 1% Petit Verdot with a high average age of around 50 years. The grapes at Potensac are hand-harvested and then vinified in a combination of temperature-controlled, concrete and stainless steel tanks. The wine is matured in small oak barrels 20% new for 14-16 months.
Quality at Potensac has been on an upward curve ever since Michel Delon (of Loville-Las-Cases) fame took over the running of the property in the 1970s. He passed away in 2000 and Potensac is now run by his dynamic son Jean-Hubert Delon.
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