Recommended Producer: Château Potensac, Médoc

This big chateau in the northern part om Médoc belongs to the family Delon, who also owns the more famous Château Léoville-las-Cases i Saint-Julien and recently Château Nenin in Pomerol was acquired. Potensac is a 70 hectares estate situated just north of Saint-Estèphe and was one of the nine chateaux being classified as Cru Bourgeois Exceptionnel in 2003. Right now there are a lot of renovations going on at Potensac. The wine is well structured in the classical Médoc-style and needs some ageing. The very good vintage 2001 is 18,17 euro at www.chateauonline.fr