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Description (also a second label) for a significantly cheaper and simpler line of one winery that under other names than the Grand Vin (First wine) is marketed. This is particularly common in Bordeaux, but the term is also used in other areas and countries. The best wines from the best locations are used for the main wine. The philosophy or the criteria are quite different for each châteaux and can also be different for everyone vintage to change. These are, for example, grapes from vineyards with younger vines (around 10 to 15 years old), grapes from lower quality locations compared to the first locations, batches from the vintage, wines from the second pressing and wines from worse barrel samples, In bad vintages it can happen that the first wine is not produced. B. 1987 at Chateau Lafleur and 1991 at Château Cheval Blanc, Especially in very good years, the second wine often offers a much better price-performance ratio, because the Grands Vins cost at least twice. Only since 1993 has it been permitted to use the additional designations for the second or third wine Chateau or Domaine to use.
The quality of the second wines can be quite different. It reaches top class for individual houses. For example, the second wine "Les Forts de Latour" des Château Latour very close to the quality and price of a “Deuxième Cru Classé” château (top center). For other producers, these wines are of very simple quality. As a rule, the second wines have fewer flavors. alcohol content and tannins towards the main wines. They are mostly fruity, softer in structure and ready for enjoyment much earlier, that means less durable. The handwriting of a house is also very much in evidence in the second wine, and the best qualities can also be expected from the top châteaux.
Quite a few wineries strive for a certain one typicality (Brand recognition). This sometimes means that even surplus portions of very good wine do not ultimately go completely into the Grand Vin, because in very good years the wine would stand out too much from the other years. This means that even the best qualities can flow into a second wine. This is a good example Château Léoville-Las-Cases, where the second wine from good years almost reaches the quality of the Grand Vin. However, the second wine does not apply, regardless of the highest quality, at the Bordeaux classification 1855 given rank. That is why they have a different name, so they must not have the name of the châteaux on the label.
The term second wine is also used in Italy (and other countries), but in a slightly different form. In particularly prestigious DOC / DOCG areas, another wine from this area is referred to as a second wine. For example, the Rosso di Montalcino as a second wine of the range Brunello di Montalcino, Above all, the name is popular in France. Many châteaux produce a second wine. There is a third wine for example from Château Latour. Château Lafite-Rothschild and Château Léoville-Las-Cases, Do not produce a second wine Chateau Batailley. Château Clerc Milon. Château d'Yquem. Château Latour à Pomerol ¸ Château La Conseillante. Château Le Pin. Château Petrus and Château Trotanoy, The Château Mouton-Rothschild started relatively late in 1993. Well-known second wines (third wines) are:
| WINERY or FIRST WINE | SECOND WINE - THIRD WINE |
| Alvaro Palacios (L'Hermitage) | Finca Dofí, Les Terrasses |
| Capaia | Blue Grove Hill |
| Château Angélus | Le Carillon de l'Angélus |
| Chateau Ausone | Chapelle d'Ausone |
| Château Balestard La Tonnelle | Les Tourelles de Balestard |
| Château Barde-Haut | Le Vallon de Barde-Haut |
| Château Beauséjour Duffau-Lagarosse | La Croix de Mazerat |
| Château Beau-Séjour-Bécot | La Tournelle des Moines |
| Château Belair-Monange | Les Sanges de Magdelaine |
| Château Belgrave | Diane de Belgrave |
| Chateau Berliquet | Les Ailes de Berliquet |
| Château Beychevelle | Amiral de Beychevelle |
| Château Bonalgue | Château Burgrave |
| Chateau Bouscaut | Château Valoux |
| Château Boyd-Cantenac | Jacques Boyd |
| Château Branaire-Ducru | Chateau Duluc |
| Château Brane-Cantenac | Baron de Brane |
| Château Calon-Ségur | Chateau Marquis de Calon |
| Château Canon | Croix Canon (formerly Clos Canon) |
| Château Canon-La-Gaffelière | Les Hauts de Canon La Gaffelière |
| Chateau Cantemerle | Les Allés de Cantemerle Baron Villeneuve de Cantemerle |
| Château Cantenac Brown | Brio du Château Cantenac Brown (formerly Château Canuet) |
| Château Carbonnieux | Château La Tour-Léognan |
| Château Chasse-Spleen | L'Ermitage de Chasse-Spleen L'Oratoire de Chasse-Spleen |
| Château Chauvin | La Borderie de Chauvin |
| Château Cheval Blanc | Le Petit Cheval |
| Chateau Citran | Moulins de Citran |
| Chateau Clarke | Les Granges des Domaines Edmond de Rothschild |
| Château Climens | Les Cyprés de Climens |
| Château Clos de Sarpe | Charles de Sarpe |
| Château Clos des Jacobins | Prieur des Jacobins |
| Château Corbin-Michotte | Les Abeilles |
| Château Cos d'Estournel | Les Pagodes de Cos d'Estournel |
| Château Cos Labory | Le Charme Labory |
| Château Couhins-Lurton | Château Cantebeau |
| Château Couvent des Jacobins | Château Beau-Mayne |
| Château Croizet-Bages | Enclos de Moncabon |
| Château d'Angludet | La Ferme d'Angludet |
| Château Dassault | "D" de Dassault |
| Chateau Dauzac | La Bastide de Dauzac |
| Chateau de Camensac | La Closerie de Camensac |
| Château de Ferrand | Chateau des Grottes |
| Château de Fieuzal | L'Abeille de Fieuzal |
| Château de la Grave | Château La Croix de Bel-Air tradition |
| Château de Pressac | Tour de Pressac |
| Château de Sales | Château Chantalouette |
| Château Desmirail | Château Fontarney or Initial de Desmirail |
| Château d'Issan | Blason d'Issan |
| Château Doisy-Daëne | Château Cantegril |
| Chateau Doisy-Dubroca | La Demoiselle de Doisy |
| Château du Glana | Pavilion du Glana, Château Sirène |
| Château Ducru-Beaucaillou | La Croix de Beaucaillou |
| Château Duhart-Milon-Rothschild | Moulin de Duhart, Baron de Milon |
| Château Durfort-Vivens | Segond de Durfort |
| Château du Tertre | Les Hauts du Tertre |
| Château Faugères | Haut Faugères |
| Château Ferriere | Les Remparts de Ferriere |
| Château Figeac | La Grange Neuve de Figeac |
| Château Fleur-Cardinale | Château Bois Cardinal |
| Château Fombrauge | Le Cadran de Fombrauge |
| Château Fonplégade | Clos Goudichaud |
| Chateau Fonroque | Chateau Cartier |
| Château Fourcas-Dupré | Château Bellevue-Laffont |
| Château Franc-Mayne | Les Cèdres de Franc Mayne |
| Chateau Gazin | l'Hospitalet de Gazin |
| Château Giscours | La Sirene de Giscours |
| Château Gloria | Château Haut-Beychevelle-Gloria Chateau Peymartin |
| Château Grand Corbin-Despagne | Petit Corbin-Despagne |
| Château Grand-Mayne | Les Plants du Mayne |
| Château Grand Ormeau | Chevalier d'Haurange |
| Château Grand-Puy Ducasse | Prélude à Grand-Puy Ducasse Château Artigues-Arnaud |
| Château Grand-Puy-Lacoste | Lacoste-Borie |
| Château Gruaud-Larose | Sarget du Gruaud-Larose |
| Château Guiraud | Le Dauphin de Chartreuse de Coutet |
| Château Haut-Bages-Libéral | La Chapelle de Bages |
| Château Haut-Bailly | Le Parde de Haut-Bailly |
| Chateau Haut-Batailley | Château La Tour L'Aspic |
| Château Haut-Brion | Château Bahans Haut-Brion |
| Château Haut-Chaigneau | Château La Croix Chaigneau |
| Château Haut-Marbuzet | McCarthy |
| Château Haut-Sarpe | Chateau Vieux Sarpe |
| Chateau Kirwan | Les Charmes de Kirwan |
| Chateau Labegorce | Château Tour de Laroze |
| Château Labégorce-Zédé | Domaine Zédé |
| Château La Commanderie | Les Chemins de la Commanderie |
| Château La Conseillante | Duo de Conseillante |
| Château La Dominique | Saint-Paul de la Dominique |
| Château Laffitte-Carcasset | Château la Vicomtesse |
| Château Lafite-Rothschild | Carruades de Lafite (formerly Moulin des Carruades) Pauillac de Château Lafite (third wine) |
| Chateau Lafleur | Les Pensées de Lafleur |
| Château Lafon-Rochet | Les Pèlerins de Lafon-Rochet Le Numéro 2 de Lafon-Rochet |
| Château La Gaffelière | Clos La Gaffelière |
| Château Lagrange | Les Fiefs-de-Lagrange |
| Chateau La Grave | Domaine de Boisset Trigant |
| Château La Lagune | Moulin de la lagoon |
| Château La Louvière | L de la Louvière (former Château Ludon-Pomiès-Agassac) |
| Château La Mission Haut-Brion | La Chapelle de la Mission Haut-Brion |
| Chateau Lanessan | Les Calèches de Lanessan |
| Château Langoa-Barton | Lady Langoa |
| Château Laniote | Chapelle de Laniote |
| Château Larmande | Le Cadet de Larmande |
| Château Laroque | Les Tours de Laroque |
| Château Larose-Trintaudon | Larose Saint-Laurent |
| Château Laroze | Lafleur Laroze |
| Château Larrivet-Haut-Brion | Les Demoiselles de Larrivet-Haut-Brion |
| Chateau Lascombes | Chevalier de Lascombes |
| Château La Serre | Menuts de la Serre |
| Château Latour | Les Forts de Latour Pauillac de Latour (third wine) |
| Château La Tour Blanche | Mademoiselle de Saint Marc |
| Château La Tour Carnet | Les Douves de Carnet |
| Château La Tour Figeac | L'Esquisse de La Tour Figeac |
| Château La Tour-du-Pin-Figeac | Clos La Fleur Figeac |
| Château La Tour-Martillac | Château La Grave-Martillac |
| Château L'Eglise-Clinet | La Petite Eglise |
| Château Léoville-Barton | Reserve de Leville-Barton |
| Château Léoville-Las-Cases | Clos du Marquis Domaine de Bigarnon (third wine) |
| Château Léoville-Poyferré | Château Moulin-Riche |
| Château Le Prieuré | Château l'Olivier |
| Château L'Évangile | Blason de L'Évangile |
| Château Lynch-Bages | Château Haut-Bages-Avérous Echo de Lynch-Bages (born 2008 or later) |
| Château Lynch-Moussas | Les Hauts de Lynch-Moussas |
| Château Magdelaine | Chateau Saint Brice |
| Château Malescot Saint-Exupéry | La Dame de Malescot |
| Chateau Margaux | Pavillon Rouge du Chateau Margaux |
| Château Marquis d'Alesme-Becker | Marquise d'Alesme |
| Château Marquis-de-Terme | Les Gondats de Marquis-de-Terme |
| Château Maucaillou | Château Cap de Haut Maucaillou |
| Chateau Meyney | Prieur de Meyney |
| Château Montrose | La Dame de Montrose |
| Château Moulin-a-Vent | Moulin-de-Saint-Vincent |
| Château Mouton-Rothschild | Le Petit Mouton |
| Château Palmer | Alter Ego de Palmer (formerly Réserve du Général) |
| Château Pape-Clement | Le Clementin du Pape-Clement Le Prelat du Pape-Clement |
| Chateau Patris | Filius de Château Patris |
| Chateau Pavie-Macquin | Les Chênes de Macquin |
| Château Pedesclaux | Sens de Pedesclaux (formerly Lucien Pedesclaux) |
| Château Petit-Village | Le Jardin de Petit-Village |
| Château Phélan-Ségur | Frank Phélan |
| Château Pichon-Longueville Baron | Les Tourelles de Longueville |
| Château Pichon-Longueville Comtesse | Reserve of the Comtesse |
| Chateau Pontet-Canet | Les Hauts de Pontet-Canet |
| Château Pouget | Antoine Pouget (formerly Château La Tour Hassac) |
| Château Poujeaux | Château La Salle-de-Poujeaux |
| Château Prieuré-Lichine | Château de Clairefont |
| Château Rauzan-Gassies | Chevalier de Rauzan-Gassies |
| Château Rauzan-Ségla | Ségla (formerly Château Lamouroux) |
| Chateau Rayas | pignan |
| Château Rieussec | Clos Labère, Carmes de Rieussec |
| Château Ripeau | La Garenne de Ripeau |
| Chateau Quinault l'Enclos | Lafleur de Quinault |
| Château Saint-Pierre | Clos de Uza, Saint-Louis-le-Bosq |
| Château Sansonnet | Chateau Lasalle |
| Château Siran | S de Siran (formerly Château Bellegarde) Bel Air de Siran, Château St-Jacques |
| Château Smith-Haut-Lafitte | Les Hauts de Smith |
| Château Sociando-Mallet | La Demoiselle de Sociando-Mallet |
| Château Soutard | Les Jardins de Soutard (formerly Clos de la Tonnelle) |
| Château Suduiraut | Castelnau de Suduiraut |
| Château Talbot | Connectable Talbot |
| Château Tertre-Daugay (Ch. Quintus) | Le Dragon of Quintus (formerly Ch. De Roquefort) |
| Château Tour Haut-Caussan | Château La Landotte |
| Château Troplong-Mondot | Mondot |
| Château Trotte Vieille | La Vieille Dame de Trotte Vieille |
| Chateau Valandraud | Virginie de Valandraud |
| Château Yon-Figeac | Les Roches de Yon-Figeac |
| Clos Fourtet | Domaine de Martialis |
| Clos Mogador | Clos Manyetes |
| Domaine de Chevalier | Esprit de Chevalier |
| Domaine du Vieux Télégraphe | Télégramme |
| Dominio de Pingus (Pingus) | Flor de Pingus |
| Dominus Estate (Dominus) | Napanook Wines |
| Ferreira (Barca Velha) | Ferreirinha Reserva Especial |
| Mas Martinet (Clos Martinet) | Martinet Bru |
| Vega Sicilia (Unico) | Valbuena |
| Vieux Château Certan | La Gravette de Certan |
