2008 Potensac
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The 2008 Potensac has an attractive bouquet with blackberry, briary and cedar aromas that gently waft from the glass, the oak here nicely integrated. The palate is medium-bodied with firm, grainy tannin. This comes across a little savory in style, hints of dried blood infusing the black fruit towards the slightly dry but still balanced finish. Fine. Tasted blind at Farr Vintners’ 10-Year On tasting.
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Tasted blind. Dark crimson. Well-integrated nose. Stony and a bit austere but very fresh. Just a little scrawny. But classic. (JR)
Menthol and liquorice, savoury blackcurrant fruit and smooth texture. Medium body, rounded and supple and with a good amount of aniseed aftertaste. (RH)
The 2008 Potensac has a reserved, cedar and pencil lead bouquet, a little subdued despite coaxing from the glass. The palate is medium-bodied with slightly rough tannin, quite rustic and angular in style, plus I would have wanted more flesh to come through on the finish. So-so. (Tasted at BI Wine & Spirit’s annual 10-Year On tasting.)