Château Potensac

Médoc

2016 Château Potensac
APR 17 Ruby. Floral, scented, dark berries, some spices, tighter nose. Fresh acidity, ripe tannins, fruity, dark berries, some anise, detailed, long. 90-92

2016 Chapelle de Potensac
APR 17 Ruby. Scented, fruity, blueberries nose, elegant. Fresh acidity, ripe tannins, fresh and fruity, elegant. 86-88

2015 Château Potensac
APR 16 Ruby. Scented, red berries, spices, blackberries nose. Fresh acidity, ripe tannins, playful, red berries, blueberries, quite smooth texture, somewhat hollow. 87-89

2015 Chapelle de Potensac
APR 16 Ruby. Red berries, some spices, floral notes, elegant, blueberries nose. Fresh acidity, ripe tannins, fruity, fresh, leaner. 86-87

2014 Château Potensac

APR 15 Ruby. Scented, dark fruits, vanilla and spices, light floral note. Fresh acidity, ripe tannins, fresh, lively, fruity, intense, detailed, long. 90-92

2014 Chapelle de Potensac

APR 15 Ruby. Scented, dark fruits, detailed nose. Fresh acidity, ripe tannins, fresh, lively, structured, firm finish. 86-88

2013 Château Potensac
APR 14 Ruby. Scented, fruity, red berries, some blueberries nose. Fresh acidity, ripe tannins, fruity, rounded, leaner, quite fresh, textured, good length. 87-89

2012 Château Potensac

SEP 17 Ruby. Anise, red berries, fruity, fresh, light scented note nose. Fresh acidity, ripe tannins, fruity, some anise and spices, detailed, elegant, good length. 89

2012 Château Potensac

SEP 15 Ruby. Dark fruits, ripe cassis and blueberries nose, some vanilla. Fresh acidity, ripe tannins, fruity, juicy, ripe, leaner finish. 89

2012 Château Potensac

APR 13 Deep ruby. Fruity and cassis nose. Cassis. Fresh acidity, ripe tannins, lovely texture, good length. 87-89

2012 Chapelle de Potensac
SEP 16 Ruby. Scented, red fruits, vanilla and spices, lighter. Fresh acidity, ripe tannins, fresh, fruity, red berries, some spices. 87

2011 Château Potensac

OCT 17 Ruby. Cassis, red fruits, some leather, light floral note nose. Fresh acidity, ripe tannins, fruity, juicy, somewhat leaner, needs decanting now, wood is a bit up front. 90

2010 Château Potensac

SEP 15 Ruby. Dark fruits, coffee and blueberries nose, intense. Fresh acidity, ripe tannins, ripe, fruity, juicy, ripe and long. 91

2009 Château Potensac

APR 10  Deep ruby, purple rim. More complexity, elegant vanilla, white chocolate, raspberries, touch of cassis, elegant structure, fresh acidity, high of ripe tannins, fruit driven and pure, good length. 87-89

2008 Château Potensac

AUG 17 Ruby. Scented, dark berries, some anise nose, fruity, liquorice, a more evolved bottle. Fresh acidity, ripe tannins, red berries, some anise, bit rustic, good length. 88

2008 Château Potensac
AUG 16 Ruby, thin garnet rim. Red berries, cassis, fruity, fresh nose, leather and anise. Fresh acidity, ripe tannins, fresh, fruity, red berries, leaner finish. 89

2008 Château Potensac

MAR 17 Ruby. Scented, red berries, cherries, spices, fresh and fruity nose. Fresh acidity, ripe tannins, fresh, fruity, red berries core, spices, elegant, good length. 89

2008 Château Potensac

DEC 10 Dark ruby, young, needs time to open, dark berries and vanilla, more classical with air. Fresh, lovely balance, ripe tannins, elegant body, tannins a bit rough at the moment, needs a few years, a bit short at the moment. Keep five years before opening. 86

2007 Château Potensac

MAY 16 Ruby. Cassis, blueberries, floral and nuanced nose, leaner. Fresh acidity, ripe tannins, fresh, ripe, quite nuanced if leaner, good length. 88

2007 Château Potensac

MAR 16 Ruby. Cassis, some leather and cigars, mint touch, quite elegant. Fresh acidity, ripe tannins, cassis, leaner palate, structured. Bit lean finish. 87

2007 Château Potensac
FEB 15 Ruby. Cassis, plums, some vanilla, lightly scented nose. Some violets. Fresh acidity, ripe tannins, leaner body, fruity, little development but somewhat more polished structure since last bottle, good length. 88

2007 Château Potensac

SEP 13 Ruby. Fragrant, cassis, slightly floral notes, lovely nose. Fresh acidity, ripe tannins, leaner palate, maturing nicely and ready to drink now and over the next five years, good length. 87

2007 Château Potensac

NOV 12 Ruby. Blueberries, cassis, vanilla, elegant nose, some herbs typical of the vintage. Fresh acidity, ripe tannins, elegant and quite fruit-driven 07. 88

2006 Château Potensac

MAR 17 Ruby. Scented, cherries, blueberries, fruity nose, tight. Fresh acidity, ripe tannins, fruity, structured, red berries, cassis, tight yet long. 90

2004 Château Potensac

MAR 17 Magnum. Ruby. Starting tobacco, figs, cassis nose, some vanilla as well. Fresh acidity, ripe tannins, fruity, red berries, dark fruits, spices, good length. 89

2004 Château Potensac

APR 15 Ruby. Cassis, figs, leather and anise nose. Fresh acidity, ripe tannins, fresh, fruity if leaner, good length. 88

2004 Château Potensac

FEB 15 Ruby. Cassis, fruity, scented, violets nose. Fresh acidity, ripe tannins, fresh, fruity, red berries, cherries, good length. 89

2004 Château Potensac

SEP 14 Rubinrød. Parfymert, fruktig, solbær, noe fat, lett parfymert duft og lett herbal. Frisk syre, modne tanniner, fruktig, slankere, lettere finish. 86

2004 Château Potensac

MAY 12 Ruby. Blackcurrant's leaf, bell pepper, herbs, cassis. Fresh acidity, slightly edgy tannins for the body and fruit now, give it another two three years to round things of. 86

2002 Château Potensac

AUG 17 Ruby. Scented, dark and red fruits, floral and anise. Fresh acidity, ripe tannins, fresh acidity, ripe tannins, leaner, fresh, more youthful than last bottle. 88

2002 Château Potensac
SEP 16 Ruby. Figs, blackberries, fruity nose, some spices and anise. Fresh acidity, ripe tannins, fresh, fruity, dark berries and spices, good length. 89

2002 Château Potensac

APR 14 Ruby, garnet rim. Figs, cassis, vanilla, leather nose. Fresh acidity, ripe tannins, lean and somewhat drying, liquorice and figs finish. 88

2002 Château Potensac

NOV 13 Ruby. Scented, cassis, vanilla, evolving nose. Fresh acidity, ripe tannins, fairly fruity, rounded texture, texture polishing off, quite elegant, good length. 88

2001 Château Potensac

MAY 16 Ruby. Red berries, cassis, blueberries, some tobacco, touch of leather nose. Fresh acidity, ripe tannins, fresh, fruity, lively, rounded, red berries, good length. 89

2001 Château Potensac

OCT 13 Almost a house wine. Ruby, scented, cassis, leather, starting figs, evolving nicely. Fresh acidity, ripe tannins, fruity, lively, refreshing and long. Slightly more evolved notes than two bottles in July. 90

2001 Château Potensac

SEP 13 Ruby. Cassis, floral, scented, some vanilla and fruity nose. Fresh acidity, ripe tannins, fruity after the 07, has more of everything and almost feels younger, good length. Now til 2022. 89

2001 Château Potensac

SEP 13 Ruby. Fruity, scented, nuanced and elegant nose. Fresh acidity, ripe tannins, fruity, leather, slightly more youthful than a bottle two weeks back, good length. 89

2001 Château Potensac

MAR 13 Ruby. Deeper and fuller than last bottle (not decanted), needs air to open. Fresh acidity, ripe tannins, elegant, refined, maturing nicely, getting ever better with air. 90

2001 Château Potensac

FEB 13 Ruby. Scented, cassis, leather and anise on the nose. Decanted for 2,5 hours and opened up lovely. Fresh acidity, ripe tannins, elegant fruit, this is drinking lovely right now. Can be kept at leats five more years. Long. 89

2001 Château Potensac

NOV 12 Deep ruby. Cassis, leather, tiny whiff of cedar and vanilla. Just starting prunes. Fresh acidity, ripe tannins, elegant texture, starting to mature but will keep longer. Good length. 88

2001 Château Potensac

DEC 10 Deep ruby, leather, liquorice, vanilla touch, cedar, spices, starting to mature, some prunes showing as well. Fresh acidity, ripe tannins, slightly lean finish. 86

1999 Château Potensac

MAR 16 Ruby. Leaner nose, red berries, cassis, some leather and a tobacco touch. Fresh acidity, ripe tannins, fresh and fruity if leaner, good length. 88

1999 Château Potensac

MAY 14 Ruby. Leaner nose, cassis, some figs and leather. Fresh acidity, ripe tannins, leaner palate, fresh, maturing, good length. 88

1999 Château Potensac
FEB 14 Ruby. Red berries, cassis, vanilla and leather nose, anise, evolving. Fresh acidity, ripe tannins, leaner palate, delicate and nuanced, good length. 87

1999 Château Potensac

DEC 13 Ruby, garnet rim. Scented, some figs, cassis, leather, elegant nose, maturing. Fresh acidity, ripe tannins, leaner style, classical, fresh and quite lively, red berries finish. 90

1999 Château Potensac

OCT 12 Ruby. Spices, blackcurrants, a bit rustic, and lacks some of the nuances of other bottles. Fresh acidity, ripe tannins, structured and long, needs time. 89

1995 Château Potensac

OCT 12 Ruby, garnet rim. Floral, cassis and prunes. Starting to evolve. Fresh acidity, ripe tannins, fairly mature texture now, drink within a few years. 88

1986 Château Potensac
OCT 12 In the neck fill. Deep ruby, brick rim. Prunes, figs and anise. Fresh acidity, ripe tannins, getting more mellow. Intense if not too complex. Surprisingly fresh, a bit rough around the edges if you're picky, good length. 88

Château Labégorce Margaux

Margaux

Former Labégorce and Labégorce Zédé, 2008 was last vintage of Zédé before joined together again as it was before the French Revolution.

2018 Château Labegorce Margaux

MAR 19 Ruby. Blueberries, anise, scented, light floral note, elegant and detailed nose. Fresh acidity, ripe tannins, anise, blueberries, some spices, elegant texture, lovely effort from Labegorce. 90-92

2017 Château Labegorce Margaux

APR 18 Ruby. Blackberries, anise, fruity, blueberries nose, faintly floral. Fresh acidity, ripe tannins, fruity, anise, spices, blueberries, elegant texture, refreshing, long. 90-92

2016 Château Labégorce Margaux

MAY 19 Ruby. Blueberries, spices, anise, dark fruity, cassis nose, faintly scented. Fresh acidity, ripe tannins, anise, spices, liquorice, long finish. 91

2016 Château Labégorce Margaux

APR 17 Ruby. Vanilla, blackberries, coffee and spices, rich nose. Fresh acidity, ripe tannins, fruity, dark berries and spices, some anise, long. 90-92

2015 Château Labégorce Margaux

APR 16 Ruby. Fruity, floral, elegant nose, dark and red berries, scented. Fresh acidity, ripe tannins, fresh, fruity, rounded, textured, spices, long. 90-92

2014 Château Labégorce Margaux

JUN 15 Ruby. Ripe, dark fruity, vanilla and spices nose, some minerals. Fresh acidity, ripe tannins, fruity, sweet and ripe, richer, good length. 89

2013 Château Labégorce Margaux
APR 14 Ruby. Pure, ripe raspberries, vanilla and slightly scented nose. Fresh acidity, ripe tannins, fruity, rounded, textured, fresh, long. 88-90

2012 Château Labégorce Margaux

JUN 13 Deep ruby. Scented and fruity nose. Fresh acidity, ripe tannins, fruity and lively, elegant and long. 90

2012 Château Labégorce Margaux

APR 13 Deep ruby. Dark berries, anise and some vanilla. Freshish acidity, ripe tannins, velvety palate but a bit easygoing and straightforward. 86-88

2011 Château Labégorce Margaux

APR 17 Ruby. Scented, fruity, anise, floral, elegant nose. Fresh acidity, ripe tannins, fresh, fruity, juicy. 89

2011 Château Labégorce Margaux

NOV 16 Ruby. Dark fruits, spices, blueberries, floral, leaner nose. Fresh acidity, ripe tannins, fruity, ripe, fresh, leaner. 89

2011 Château Labégorce Margaux

NOV 12 (New name on the newly joint Labégorce and Labégorce Zédé estates) Deep ruby, lovely nose. Floral, vanilla, fine fruit, coffee. Fresh acidity, ripe tannins, nice body and texture, a bit hollow without being to lean. 87

2010 Château Labégorce Margaux
OCT 12 Deep ruby. Blue- and blackberries, vanilla. Fresh acidity, ripe tannins, refreshing if again a bit on the rich and edgy side, good length. 89

2010 Château Labégorce Margaux

JUN 11 Ruby. Floral and fruity nose, fresh and lively, high of ripe tannins, long coffee finish.  90-92

2009 Château Labégorce Margaux
OCT 12 Deep ruby. Cassis, vanilla, blueberries, touch of violets with air. Rich palate, not that refreshing, balanced but a bit edgy, slightly warm. 88

2009 Château Labegorce Margaux

APR 10 Ruby. Blueberries, anise, cassis, fruity, slight floral note nose. Fresh acidty, ripe tannins, elegant texture, refreshing, lovely! 90-92

2008 Château Labégorce Zédé

JUN 17 Ruby. Scented, blueberries, vanilla, light scented note nose, touch of spices. Fresh acidity, ripe tannins, fresh, fruity, anise, blueberries, touch of cherry stones, good length. 89

2007 Château Labegorce

SEP 08 Ruby. Coffee, floral notes, blueberries nose. Fresh acidity, ripe tannins, lovely balance, leaner bodied, acidity could be fresher but if the wood balances this might become quite charming. 86

2006 Château Labégorce Zédé

DEC 14 Ruby. Cedar, minerals, cassis, some plums, more evolved than expected on the nose. Vanilla. Somewhat scented. Fresh acidity, ripe tannins, fruity, leaner, somewhat firm but not much for the vintage, good length. 89

2006 Château Labégorce Zédé

APR 11 Floral and dark berries, slightly on the ripe side, fresh acidity, ripe tannins, needs time still to show, good length. 88

2006 Château Labegorce Zédé

SEP 06 Ruby. Some violets, red fruity, blueberries and spices nose, touch of vanilla and coffee. Fresh acidity, ripe tannins, blueberries, fruity body with some structure behind, good length. 89

2006 Château Labegorce

JUN 09 Ruby. Cassis, blueberries, vanilla and spices nose, coffee. Fresh acidity, ripe tannins, blackberries, spices, blueberries, good length. 88

2006 Château Labegorce 

SEP 07 Ruby. Dark berries, spices, vanilla, coffee, tight nose. Fresh acidity, ripe tannins, blueberries, anise, spices, leaner body, bit rough tannins in the finish, good length. 88

2005 Château Labégorce Zédé

APR 13 Ruby. Fruity and somewhat scented nose. Fresh acidity, ripe tannins, fruity, quite elegant, long finish. 90

2004 Château Labegorce Margaux

JUL 19 Magnum. Ruby. Cassis, blueberries, touch scented with a light tobacco and figs note, starting out a bit rustic but just needs air to fill in the gaps both on the nose and palate. Fresh acidity, rip etannins, anise, blueberries, cassis, touch of tobacco, anise and dates, long finish. 90

2004 Château Labégorce Zédé

DEC 16 (Magnum) ruby, garnet rim. Tighter and more youthful than a magnum two months back, blackberries, some vanilla, light blueberries notes, touch of figs, tobacco and leather. Fresh acidity, ripe tannins, fresh, fruity, red berries and dark fruits, some spices, elegant is still somewhat structured and firm, long. 90

2004 Château Labégorce Zédé
OCT 16 Magnum. Ruby. Red berries, dark fruits, light scented note nose, fresh and fruity. Fresh acidity, ripe tannins, fresh, fruity, red berries and nuanced, structured finish. No hurry in magnum with this one. 88

2004 Château Labegorce Zédé

SEP 07 Ruby. Blueberries, herbs, some paprika and a light violets nose. Fresh acidity, ripe tannins, fruity, dark berries, anise, some spices, lighter bodied, bit herbal, good length. 88

2004 Château Labegorce

SEP 08 Ruby. Closed, some coffee, vanilla, blueberries nose. Fresh acidity, lighter structure, a bit boring to be honest, leaner finish. 87

2004 Château Labegorce

SEP 07 Ruby. Tight, anise, vanilla, coffee, herbs and blueberries nose. Fresh acidity, ripe tannins, lighter bodied, spicy, leaner. 86

1998 Château Labégorce Zédé

MAR 11 Ruby, garnet rim. Mature, slightly spicy, leather, figs, coffee, truffles and some vanilla. Nice body and texture, elegant acidity, ripe tannins, elegant finish. Drink over the next five years. 87