Chateau Potensac Medoc 2008 CRV10 and Croatina

and Croatina

Space Monkey is a Pinot Blanc and Auxerrois white from Coup de Jus

eucalyptus and pepper wrapped around dark plummy fruit

An organic orange wine from Tuscany's Maremma coast

The results are wines of extraordinary purity and longevity—but production is minuscule

Chateau Potensac Medoc 2008 CRV10 and CroatinaEven back when Bordeaux was expensive, Chteau Potensac screamed out value. Sitting in the northern Mdoc just above Saint Estphe, Potensac was overlooked in the 1855 classification like its neighbor Sociando Mallet, but it produces better wine than plenty of Third and Fourth Growths. The Delon family farms it with the same crew responsible for Loville Las Cases. As global warming reshapes Bordeaux, this cooler site has become newly relevant: Potensac