Domaine Delon Château Potensac

Domaine Delon Château Potensac - Médoc 2018

L'année 2018 démarre dans la douceur et l'humidité. Le débourrement a été ralenti par un net rafraîchissement fin mars. Sur les deux rives, une pluie s'est imposée jusqu'au début du mois de Juin, et les températures ont été particulièrement élevées pour la saison. La floraison a pu se finaliser de manière homogène, imposant néanmoins des travaux en vert importants.

Vinous

89-91 / 100

par Neal Martin le 15/11/2019

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 /

par Jacques Perrin le 01/05/2019

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

le 24/04/2019

The Wine Cellar Insider

90-92 / 100

par Jeff Leve le 23/04/2019

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

par Lisa Perrotti-Brown le 23/04/2019

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

par James Suckling le 12/04/2019

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.