Médoc · vintage 2011
The 2011 vintage in Médoc
Vintage character: A scorching spring followed by a wet August turned the seasons upside down: classic wines, with a more measured ageing span but true to type.
Overall reading of the year’s season across Médoc. An estate can depart from it sharply, in frost or hail years, where two neighbours did not make the same vintage. What this particular wine actually gave is on its technical sheet and in the scores above.
Blend of the 2011 vintage
- 52 % Merlot
- 34 % Cabernet-sauvignon
- 14 % Cabernet franc
Shares for this vintage, as recorded on the 2011 technical sheet. The vineyard itself is planted with 48 % merlot, 36 % cabernet sauvignon, 16 % cabernet franc — a vintage blend departs from the area under vine as the year dictates.
Figures from the 2011 sheet
- 13 % vol.Alcohol
- 30 yrsVine age
Winemaking
Fermentation traditionnelle pendant 15 à 18 jours
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Ageing
In barrels during 18 months (35% new and 65% one year old)
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Terroir
Le vignoble du Château Potensac s’étend principalement sur des buttes à sous-sol calcaire recouvert de croupes argilo graveleuses avec une forte proportion de graves. Ces calcaires sont très proches de ceux que l’on peut rencontrer sur l’appellation Saint-Estèphe. Sur ce terroir singulier, on trouve des parcelles de Cabernet Sauvignon et Franc plantées il y a plus de 80 ans et produisant un raisin parfaitement mûr et sain. La première édition du Féret mentionnait déjà le hameau de Potensac pour la typicité et la longévité de ses vins.
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An offer on Château Potensac 2011
Availability, allocations and terms: the Compagnie Médocaine will reply promptly. The estate and vintage are already filled in in the message.