1996 Château Potensac
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Full bottle 1,289 g. Pale ruby. A subtle but complex nose with lots going on. An attractive sweetness on the finish. Refreshing, with tannins faded into the background. This might well be fine with tonight's turbot. Definitely not worth keeping but far from being on its last legs. (JR)
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The 1996 Potensac is a blend of 58% Cabernet Sauvignon, 33% Merlot and 19% Cabernet Franc. This vintage has quite a reputation, indeed, at 20 years of age it stands up as one of the over-achievers of the vintage. It has a lively, very pure blackcurrant and bilberry-scented bouquet with crushed stone aromas, very youthful and backward. The palate is medium-bodied with fine tannin, dense tarry black fruit tinged with cedar, a dash of spice towards the structured finish with a lingering saline aftertaste. It will easily give another 10-15 years of drinking pleasure.
Quite evolved rim. Very dense even if not very expressive. Think chunky; almost Italian in its bone-dryness. (JR)