2006 Potensac

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Alex Bridgeman
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2006 Potensac

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Mrs B decided that she wanted "a bottle of decent red wine, but only a half" this evening, so I opened a half bottle of Potensac 2006.

It smells gorgeous, but can't make it's mind up whether it wants to smell of perfumed blackcurrants or proper grown-ups claret soaked in cedar wood ripped out of old cigar boxes. Rich and round in the mouth, full of fruit flavours but still slightly stern tannins that make sure you stay well-behaved whilst enjoying this wine. A little light in texture, it has a really delishioush aftertaste and a finish that stays in the memory for much longer than an episode of IACGMOOH.

I regret allowing Mrs B to insist that we should be sharing this. What shall I open for later?
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Re: 2006 Potensac

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I have a note somewhere from someone called 'Alex' which says that Potensac needs a lot of time. Consequently I've steered clear of opening younger examples of this. And then, blow me if he isn't gaily cracking open 2006s!
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Re: 2006 Potensac

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AHB wrote: IACGMOOH.
:shock:
Furthermore;
AHB wrote:delishioush
:shock:
Finally, and most bewilderingly;
AHB wrote:Potensac 2006.
:shock: 2006??????
AHB wrote: What shall I open for later?

Alex; I should lay off everything for a while until you have come to your right mind. Although I too have had an unheard of experience this evening; I opened a bottle of pleasant wine and there it sits, untouched before me.

I shall have a glass or two of 'As you like it' later to recover my swimming senses.
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Re: 2006 Potensac

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LGTrotter wrote:
AHB wrote:Potensac 2006.
:shock: 2006??????
djewesbury wrote:I have a note somewhere from someone called 'Alex' which says that Potensac needs a lot of time. Consequently I've steered clear of opening younger examples of this. And then, blow me if he isn't gaily cracking open 2006s!
Dear boys. This was a HALF BOTTLE. 'Tis a well known fact that half bottles mature more quickly than larger formats.
Potensac needs more time, but not when it is in halves.
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Re: 2006 Potensac

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Hark! Do I hear the distant sound of back pedalling?

Sorry Alex, I couldn't resist, we are like moths to a candle when it come to your prognostications on claret.
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Re: 2006 Potensac

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More seriously, this is younger than I would normally choose to open, but Mrs B wanted a half bottle and I didn't have anything older. Needs must.
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Re: 2006 Potensac

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Again more seriously, I have found that half bottles of claret remain very good for longer than you might expect. By contrast I have almost always found halves of port wanting in some way and seem to give up sooner. Although this seems counter intuitive as you would expect the more robust port to have the legs of most claret.
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Re: 2006 Potensac

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I do recall consuming several pitch perfect halves of 1983 Château Gruaud-Larose in its 30th birthyear. I wondered at the time whether full bottles would be that much less mature.
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