So, I am on a lot of wine mailing lists. And I prefer to buy in less than case quantities, but often best offers are for cases. So I often just buy and parcel out to some local friends at exact cost (and they're glad to have someone geeky making the choices). So last month Wine Connection had a good price on the 2005 Potensac, I bought a case and sent a note asking who wanted 2 or 3 bottles. A couple weeks later I had a speech nearby and picked up, took a few bottles into house, left rest in OWC in trunk (it was a cool day, with a cool evening). Next day I dropped off to friends, had 1 bottle leftover (I hadn't remembered if I was keeping 3 or 4 for myself). But then I forgot about it. When 2 weeks later I open trunk, there's the last bottle. In between we had several upper 70s /low 80s days. No signs of seepage or distress, but not a bottle to cellar. So last night had with lamb rib chops and leftover vegetables.
Warm, sweet fruit, medium to full bodied, nose of cassis and cocoa. On palate fruit has a redder edge, fairly lush texture, some tannins but no real astringency. Good length. No noticeable signs of damage, though I wonder if a pristine bottle would have seemed as forward. I think I would have maybe pegged this as Right Bank blind. Nice wine, wonder what the others are like. B+/B