Wine from Medoc

Robert Parker's Wine Advocate, 90 points: 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...

Wine Spectator, 91 points: Offers raisin and dried fruit with very ripe fruit aromas and coffee and oak undertones. Full-bodied with velvety tannins and a long finish. This is pumped up but I like the flamboyant character. Best after 2011. 20000...

Wine Spectator, 90 points: Well-focused with a racy feel to the plum and raspberry fruit and good toasted spice on the finish.-J.M.

jamessuckling.com, 93 points: (JS92-93 points) Full and velvety textured red with lots of blackberry and blueberry character. Fresh backbone. Second wine of Siran.

Robert Parker's Wine Advocate, 90 points: This lower pedigree wine represents undeniable quality/value rapport in 2005. This vintage is so deep in quality among the better run less heralded estates that these wines should appeal to readers looking for terrific...

Wine Spectator, 93 points: (WS90-93 points) An austere style, offering a frame of warm stone around the core of currant and bitter cherry flavors, with tangy minerality through the finish. Perhaps not as broad as some of its peers, but with good...