Magnum - Domaine Delon Château Potensac - Médoc 2018 4df5d4d9d819b397555d03cedf085f48

Vinous

89-91 / 100

byNeal Martinthe11/15/2019

The 2018 Potensac has an intense and – for this Haut-Médoc – flamboyant bouquet of black cherries mixed with bilberry jam and meat juices. The palate is fresh on the entry, with a fine line of acidity. Possessing more body and grip than the 2017, this is a confident Potensac, although at the moment it feels a little clipped on the finish. If it fleshes out by the time of bottling, it deserves to be at the top of my banded score.

Vinifera

89-91 /

byJacques Perrinthe5/1/2019

Diversifié, le nez affiche une densité de fruits. Belle entrée en bouche, charnue avec un fruité expressif et plein d'éclat. Jolie finale. 

La Revue du Vin de France

16-16,5 / 20

the4/24/2019

The Wine Cellar Insider

90-92 / 100

byJeff Levethe4/23/2019

Tobacco, cedar and smoke are paired with ripe, red berries that have a roundness in them this year. The wine is full-bodied and continues with its classic spirit. But with the 2018, you find more generosity than normal. Still, I would wait at least a decade before opening a bottle. The wine was produced from blending 45% Merlot, 36% Cabernet Sauvignon, 18% Cabernet Franc and 1% Petit Verdot.

Wine Advocate

90-92 / 100

byLisa Perrotti-Brownthe4/23/2019

The 2018 Potensac is blended of 45% Merlot, 36% Cabernet Sauvignon, 18% Cabernet Franc and 1% Petit Verdot, all harvested between September 21 and October 13, with yields of 49 hectoliters per hectare. The wine has 14.42% alcohol and is to be aged in barriques, 35% new; the finished blend was put into barrels last December. Medium to deep garnet-purple colored, it rolls effortlessly out of the glass with bright, fresh red and black plums, crushed blackcurrants and bay leaves with hints of cracked pepper and damp soil. Full-bodied, rich and laden with red and black fruit layers, it has a plush frame of rounded tannins and fantastic freshness, finishing long.

Jamessuckling.com

93-94 / 100

byJames Sucklingthe4/12/2019

The excellence of this lies in the quality of the tannins, which are so polished and refined. Compact and tight. Medium-bodied. Very, very long. Beauty already.

Jean-Marc QUARIN

89 / 100

byJean-Marc Quarinthe4/8/2019

Wine Spectator

89-92 / 100

byJames Molesworththe4/3/2019

The dark cherry and plum fruit is fresh and direct, with light tobacco and toast accents hanging on the finish.