Château POTENSAC
Red
- 2014
- Médoc
With remarkable consistency, Potensac has been one of the most regular crus bourgeois in the northern Médoc for 30 years, proof of the know-how of the Léoville-Las Cases team (same owner). Its ability to age is always surprising, even and especially in the "early years".
The 2014 vintage in the press:
Vinous (A. Galloni - February 2017): 90/100 “Potensac 2014 offers grape intensity to match its assertive, seductive personality. Blue and black stone fruits, grilled herbs, licorice and dark spices make a strong first impression. The Delon family produces first-rate wines, and Potensac is undoubtedly the hidden gem of the range.”
- To keep or to drink :
- Ready to drink
- Apogée :
- 2028-2040
From the same producer
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With remarkable consistency, Potensac has been one of the most regular crus bourgeois in the northern Médoc for 30 years, proof of the know-how of the Léoville-Las Cases team (same owner). Its ability to age is always surprising, even and especially in the "early years".
More- To keep or to drink:
- Wait 3 to 5 years
- Apogée:
- 2028-2040
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With remarkable consistency, Potensac has been one of the most regular crus bourgeois in the northern Médoc for 30 years, proof of the know-how of the Léoville-Las Cases team (same owner). Its ability to age is always surprising, even and especially in the "early years".
More- To keep or to drink:
- Wait 3 to 5 years
- Apogée:
- 2028-2040
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With remarkable consistency, Potensac has been one of the most regular crus bourgeois in the northern Médoc for 30 years, proof of the know-how of the Léoville-Las Cases team (same owner). Its ability to age is always surprising, even and especially in the "early years".
The 2021 vintage in the press:
La Revue du Vin de France (Guide 2025): 92/100 “With its juicy mouthfeel and beautiful expression of fruit, the 2021 is already open and tasty.”
Vinous (A. Galloni - December 2023): 91/100 “ The 2021 Potensac is a racy, heady wine. There's a bit Cabernet Sauvignon in this year's blend, and that comes through in the wine's personality. Medium in body, savory and super-expressive, Potensac is terrific in 2021. I especially admire its finesse. Lifted floral top brighten the finish.”
More- To keep or to drink:
- Wait 1 to 2 years
- Apogée:
- 2028-2040
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With remarkable consistency, Potensac has been one of the most regular crus bourgeois in the northern Médoc for 30 years, proof of the know-how of the Léoville-Las Cases team (same owner). Its ability to age is always surprising, even and especially in the "early years".
The 2020 vintage in the press:
La Revue du Vin de France (Guide 2024): 93/100 “Potensac 2020 is an admirable success and without doubt one of the most impressive ever made. Its classic, straightforward, seductive shape augurs well for ageing.”
Vinous (A. Galloni - February 2023): 92/100 “The 2020 Potensac is a jewel of a wine. Bright acids give the 2020 notable energy that is immediately apparent. Crushed red berry fruit, blood orange, mint, rose petal, star anise and crushed rocks are all beautifully laced together. This finely cut, chiseled Médoc is a number of years to come."
More- To keep or to drink:
- Wait 3 to 5 years
- Apogée:
- 2028-2040
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With remarkable consistency, Potensac has been one of the most regular crus bourgeois in the northern Médoc for 30 years, proof of the know-how of the Léoville-Las Cases team (same owner). Its ability to age is always surprising, even and especially in the "early years".
The 2019 vintage in the press:
La Revue du Vin de France (December 2022): 92/100 “This property of Jean-Hubert Delon (Léoville Las Cases, Saint-Julien) benefits from all his attention and the know-how of his teams [...] 2019 and 2020 are spectacular, offering refinement and silky tannins, with a very juicy finish.”
En Magnum (April 2020): 92/100 “Another classy vintage for this exemplary cru. The Médoc wine that never disappoints."
More- To keep or to drink:
- Wait 3 to 5 years
- Apogée:
- 2027-2040
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With remarkable consistency, Potensac has been one of the most regular crus bourgeois in the northern Médoc for 30 years, proof of the know-how of the Léoville-Las Cases team (same owner). Its ability to age is always surprising, even and especially in the "early years".
The 2018 vintage in the press:
En Magnum (April 2021): 92/100 “Still very complete and classic of its appellation, typically Médoc, dense, structured, precise in its construction and in the extraction of its tannin, cedary character. The Delon family has once again produced a vintage of great class for this exemplary cru. The Médoc wine that never disappoints."
More- To keep or to drink:
- Wait 1 to 2 years
- Apogée:
- 2025-2035
- Potential alcohol:
- 14.5%
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With remarkable consistency, Potensac has been one of the most regular crus bourgeois in the northern Médoc for 30 years, proof of the know-how of the Léoville-Las Cases team (same owner). Its ability to age is always surprising, even and especially in the "early years".
More- To keep or to drink:
- Ready to drink
- Apogée:
- 2028-2040
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Clos du Marquis is no longer the second wine of Léoville-Las Cases, but a wine in its own right produced on the parcels adjoining Léoville-Poyferré and Lagrange. In any case, his exemplary consistency for more than 30 years now commands respect.
More- To keep or to drink:
- Wait 5 to 10 years
- Apogée:
- 2024-2040
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Clos du Marquis is no longer the second wine of Léoville-Las Cases, but a wine in its own right produced on the parcels adjoining Léoville-Poyferré and Lagrange. In any case, his exemplary consistency for more than 30 years now commands respect.
More- To keep or to drink:
- Wait 3 to 5 years
- Apogée:
- 2024-2040
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Clos du Marquis is no longer the second wine of Léoville-Las Cases, but a wine in its own right produced on the parcels adjoining Léoville-Poyferré and Lagrange. In any case, his exemplary consistency for more than 30 years now commands respect.
More- To keep or to drink:
- Ready to drink
- Apogée:
- 2020-2032
- Potential alcohol:
- 13%
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Clos du Marquis is no longer the second wine of Léoville-Las Cases, but a wine in its own right produced on the parcels adjoining Léoville-Poyferré and Lagrange. In any case, his exemplary consistency for more than 30 years now commands respect.
More- To keep or to drink:
- Ready to drink
- Apogée:
- 2020-2035
- Potential alcohol:
- 13%
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Clos du Marquis is no longer the second wine of Léoville-Las Cases, but a wine in its own right produced on the parcels adjoining Léoville-Poyferré and Lagrange. In any case, his exemplary consistency for more than 30 years now commands respect.
More- To keep or to drink:
- Ready to drink
- Apogée:
- 2014-2028
- Potential alcohol:
- 13%
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Intended for very long ageing in the cellar (at least 10 years even in small vintages), the wines of Léoville-Las Cases represent in each vintage one of the most perfect and purest expressions of the Médoc vineyard. As Wine Advocate has written, "Léoville-Las Cases looks more and more like Lafite rather than its close neighbour Latour".
Every vintage, Léoville-Las Cases is one of the contenders for the title of "best Bordeaux of the year", as once again with its 2020, rated 98+/100 by M. Galloni "Las Cases is one of the wines of the 2020 vintage, there is no doubt about that" and 99-100/100 by the Revue du Vin de France "a superlative wine for its depth, richness, but above all its definition".
The 2020 vintage in the press:
Hachette (Guide 2024): Coup de ♥ “We're touching perfection with this 2020 vintage of Léoville Las Cases. Nothing protrudes here, everything seems in place for a long, long, life. A great classic.”
Vinous (N. Martin - November 2024): 98/100 “The 2020 Léoville Las Cases has an intense nose with blackberry, wild strawberry, cassis and just a touch of licorice. It coheres wonderfully knit together, with filigree tannins and bright, tensile finish that fans out with real panache. Of course, it's primal and nascent, yet you can already tell the class.”
J-M Quarin (March 2023): 98/100 “A background of wood, hazelnut and licorice, reminding me of the young Las Cases of yesteryear (1986). Smooth on the palate, very aromatic in the middle, with lots of brightness and a dominant of violet and zan licorice, the wine melts on the palate, magical, powerful, sappy, deep, without any tannic angle.”
La Revue du Vin de France (November 2023): 99-100/100 “Las Cases 2020 is a superlative wine for its depth, richness, but above all its definition. A wine that breaks on the palate in wave after wave and shows no signs of stopping. The enormous tannic structure is perfectly poised and melts into the finish with absolute precision.”
Bettane et Desseauve (Guide 2024): 98/100
More- To keep or to drink:
- Wait 5 to 10 years
- Apogée:
- 2028-2040
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Intended for very long ageing in the cellar (at least 10 years even in small vintages), the wines of Léoville-Las Cases represent in each vintage one of the most perfect and purest expressions of the Médoc vineyard. As Wine Advocate has written, "Léoville-Las Cases looks more and more like Lafite rather than its close neighbour Latour".
Every vintage, Léoville-Las Cases is one of the contenders for the title of "best Bordeaux of the year", as once again with its 2020, rated 98+/100 by M. Galloni "Las Cases is one of the wines of the 2020 vintage, there is no doubt about that" and 99-100/100 by the Revue du Vin de France "a superlative wine for its depth, richness, but above all its definition".
The 2020 vintage in the press:
Hachette (Guide 2024): Coup de ♥ “We're touching perfection with this 2020 vintage of Léoville Las Cases. Nothing protrudes here, everything seems in place for a long, long, life. A great classic.”
Vinous (N. Martin - November 2024): 98/100 “The 2020 Léoville Las Cases has an intense nose with blackberry, wild strawberry, cassis and just a touch of licorice. It coheres wonderfully knit together, with filigree tannins and bright, tensile finish that fans out with real panache. Of course, it's primal and nascent, yet you can already tell the class.”
J-M Quarin (March 2023): 98/100 “A background of wood, hazelnut and licorice, reminding me of the young Las Cases of yesteryear (1986). Soft on the palate, very aromatic in the middle, with lots of brightness and a dominant of violet and zan licorice, the wine melts on the palate, magical, powerful, sappy, deep, without any tannic angle.”
La Revue du Vin de France (December 2022): 99/100 “Las Cases 2020, a superlative wine for its depth, richness, but above all its definition. A wine that bursts onto the palate in successive waves and shows no signs of stopping.”
Bettane et Desseauve (Guide 2024): 98/100
More- To keep or to drink:
- Wait 5 to 10 years
- Apogée:
- 2028-2040
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Intended for very long ageing in the cellar (at least 10 years even in small vintages), the wines of Léoville-Las Cases represent in each vintage one of the most perfect and purest expressions of the Médoc vineyard. As Wine Advocate has written, "Léoville-Las Cases looks more and more like Lafite rather than its close neighbour Latour".
Every vintage, Léoville-Las Cases is one of the contenders for the title of "best Bordeaux of the year", as once again with its 2020, rated 98+/100 by M. Galloni "Las Cases is one of the wines of the 2020 vintage, there is no doubt about that" and 99-100/100 by the Revue du Vin de France "a superlative wine for its depth, richness, but above all its definition".
The 2014 vintage in the press:
Vinous (N. Martin - February 2024): 95/100 “There's complexity here, a more tertiary style, with autumn leaves and cigar smoke infusing the red fruit. The palate is medium-bodied with ripe tannins, fleshy to the point of masking the spine. The finish is full-bodied and reminds me of Léoville Poyferré. Seductive."
More- To keep or to drink:
- Ready to drink
- Apogée:
- 2024-2040
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Intended for very long ageing in the cellar (at least 10 years even in small vintages), the wines of Léoville-Las Cases represent in each vintage one of the most perfect and purest expressions of the Médoc vineyard. As Wine Advocate has written, "Léoville-Las Cases looks more and more like Lafite rather than its close neighbour Latour".
Every vintage, Léoville-Las Cases is one of the contenders for the title of "best Bordeaux of the year", as once again with its 2020, rated 98+/100 by M. Galloni "Las Cases is one of the wines of the 2020 vintage, there is no doubt about that" and 99-100/100 by the Revue du Vin de France "a superlative wine for its depth, richness, but above all its definition".
The 2011 vintage in the press:
J-M Quarin (November 2021): 94/100 “Ample on the attack, juicy in the mid-palate, well-constituted, tasty and complete, the wine finishes long and noble, with lots of taste and a touch of positive austerity. Very good.”
More- To keep or to drink:
- Ready to drink
- Apogée:
- 2028-2040
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Intended for very long ageing in the cellar (at least 10 years even in small vintages), the wines of Léoville-Las Cases represent in each vintage one of the most perfect and purest expressions of the Médoc vineyard. As Wine Advocate has written, "Léoville-Las Cases looks more and more like Lafite rather than its close neighbour Latour".
Every vintage, Léoville-Las Cases is one of the contenders for the title of "best Bordeaux of the year", as once again with its 2020, rated 98+/100 by M. Galloni "Las Cases is one of the wines of the 2020 vintage, there is no doubt about that" and 99-100/100 by the Revue du Vin de France "a superlative wine for its depth, richness, but above all its definition".
More- To keep or to drink:
- Ready to drink
- Apogée:
- 2018-2035
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Intended for very long ageing in the cellar (at least 10 years even in small vintages), the wines of Léoville-Las Cases represent in each vintage one of the most perfect and purest expressions of the Médoc vineyard. As Wine Advocate has written, "Léoville-Las Cases looks more and more like Lafite rather than its close neighbour Latour".
Every vintage, Léoville-Las Cases is one of the contenders for the title of "best Bordeaux of the year", as once again with its 2020, rated 98+/100 by M. Galloni "Las Cases is one of the wines of the 2020 vintage, there is no doubt about that" and 99-100/100 by the Revue du Vin de France "a superlative wine for its depth, richness, but above all its definition".
The 2004 vintage in the press:
Vinous (N.Martin - April 2022): 92/100 “The 2004 Léoville Las Cases has a noticeable mintiness on the nose that actually complements the red fruit, though it deviates away from what you might call Saint-Julien typicité. After ten minutes, it coheres with ash and black tea aromas. The palate is medium-bodied with a rounded texture on the entry. The 2004 shows fine acidity and is lightly spiced with cracked black pepper towards the finish. A little conservative, but it acquits itself well considering the vintage.”
More- To keep or to drink:
- Ready to drink
- Apogée:
- 2015-2030
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Second wine of Nénin. A beautiful material, with a well mastered breeding: this is an excellent introduction, at a reasonable price, to the world of Pomerol.
More- To keep or to drink:
- Ready to drink
- Apogée:
- 2024-2035
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Second wine of Nénin. A beautiful material, with a well mastered breeding: this is an excellent introduction, at a reasonable price, to the world of Pomerol.
The 2020 vintage in the press:
La Revue du Vin de France (October 2024): 90/100 “The wine is carried by the vitality of its fruit and an ageing process that gives it citrus scents. An invigorating expression of 2020."
More- To keep or to drink:
- Ready to drink
- Apogée:
- 2024-2035
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Second wine of Nénin. A beautiful material, with a well mastered breeding: this is an excellent introduction, at a reasonable price, to the world of Pomerol.
More- To keep or to drink:
- Ready to drink
- Apogée:
- 2022-2032
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Nénin is like Léoville-Las Cases (same owner): a great wine, straight, tight, with a lot of length and always excellent ageing potential. In great shape in the last vintages, as Bettane&Desseauve underlines "In constant progress for its structural and aromatic precision, it is now in the court of the greatest".
The 2021 vintage in the press:
Vinous (A. Galloni - December 2023): 92/100 “The 2021 Nénin is soft, curvy and ready to go, rushing forth with a burst of dark red cherry, blood orange, spice, menthol and cedar. Nénin is not the most potent or complex Pomerol for the year, but all the elements are impeccably balanced. In 2021, this is a wine of pure and total pleasure, a wine more for the senses than for the intellect. The creamy finish is a thing of beauty.”
More- To keep or to drink:
- Wait 1 to 2 years
- Apogée:
- 2022-2032
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Nénin is like Léoville-Las Cases (same owner): a great wine, straight, tight, with a lot of length and always excellent ageing potential. In great shape in the last vintages, as Bettane&Desseauve underlines "In constant progress for its structural and aromatic precision, it is now in the court of the greatest".
The 2017 vintage in the press:
La Revue du Vin de France (November 2021): 92/100 “Straightforward and long, slender, it still shows a slight rigidity that in one year has nevertheless softened. the brightness of its crisp fruit is undeniable.”
Vinous (A. Galloni - March 2020): 92/100 “The 2017 Nénin is super-expressive and energetic, with tons of Franc character driving its profile. [...] Although a bit eccentric, Nénin is wonderfully nuanced and alluring in 2017.”
More- To keep or to drink:
- Ready to drink
- Apogée:
- 2022-2032
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Nénin is like Léoville-Las Cases (same owner): a great wine, straight, tight, with a lot of length and always excellent ageing potential. In great shape in the last vintages, as Bettane&Desseauve underlines "In constant progress for its structural and aromatic precision, it is now in the court of the greatest".
More- To keep or to drink:
- Ready to drink
- Apogée:
- 2021-2033
- Potential alcohol:
- 13.5%