Designation (also second label) for a price much cheaper and simpler line one winery that's under different names than the one Grand Vin (First wine) is marketed. This is especially common in the 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 and / or the criteria are quite different for each Châteaux and can also with each vintage to change. These are, for example, grapes from vineyards with younger vines (about 10 to 15 years), grapes from lower quality compared to the first layers, batches of the vintage, wines from the second pressing and wines from worse ones barrel samples, In bad years, it may happen that is dispensed with the production of the first wine, such. For example, in 1987 Château 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 is it permitted for the second or third wine the additional designations Chateau or Domaine to use.
The quality of the second wines can be quite different. For individual houses, it reaches top class. For example, the second wine "Les Forts de Latour" of the Château Latour Very close to the quality and also the price of a "Deuxième Cru Classé" châteaux (above in center of picture). For other producers, these wines are of very simple quality. As a rule, the second wines have less flavors. alcohol content and tannins opposite the main wines. They are mostly fruity, Softer in the structure and also much earlier enjoyable, that is less durable. The handwriting of a house is also very often in the second wine to full advantage and in the top châteaux you can expect the best qualities.
Not a few wineries aspire to a certain extent typicality (Brand recognition). This sometimes leads to the result that even surplus lots of very good wine are ultimately not fully incorporated 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. A good example of this is this Château Léoville-Las-Cases, in which the second wine from good years almost reaches the quality of Grand Vin. For the secondary wines, however, is not the highest quality, which in the Bordeaux classification 1855 awarded rank. That's why they have a different name, so they can not use the name of the Châteaux on the label.
The term secondary wine is also used in Italy (and other countries), but in slightly different form. In particularly prestigious DOC / DOCG areas, another wine from this area is referred to as a second wine. For example, applies the Rosso di Montalcino as a second wine of the area 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 Château Batailley. Château Clerc Milon. Château d'Yquem. Château Latour à Pomerol ¸ Château La Conseillante. Château Le Pin. Château Pétrus and Château Trotanoy, The Château Mouton-Rothschild started it relatively late in 1993. Known second wines (third wines) are:
WEINGUT or FIRST WINE | SECOND WINE - THIRD WINE |
Álvaro Palacios (L'Hermitage) | Finca Dofí, Les Terrasses |
Capaia | Blue Grove Hill |
Château Angélus | Le Carillon de l'Angélus |
Château Ausone | Chapelle d'Ausone |
Château Balestard La Tonnelle | Les Tourelles de Balestard |
Château Bard-Haut | Le Vallon de Bard-Haut |
Château Beauséjour Duffau Lagarosse | La Croix de macerat |
Château Beau-Séjour-Bécot | La Tournelle des Moines |
Château Belair-Monange | Les Sanges de Magdelaine |
Château Belgrave | Diane de Belgrave |
Château Berliquet | Les Ailes de Berliquet |
Château Beychevelle | Amiral de Beychevelle |
Château Bonalgue | Château Burgrave |
Château Bouscaut | Château Valoux |
Château Boyd-Cantenac | Jacques Boyd |
Château Branaire-Ducru | Château Duluc |
Château Brane-Cantenac | Baron de brane |
Château Calon-Ségur | Château Marquis de Calon |
Château Canon | Croix Canon (formerly Clos Canon) |
Château Canon-La-Gaffelière | Les Hauts de Canon La Gaffelière |
Château 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 |
Château Citran | Moulins de Citran |
Château Clarke | Les Granges of the domain 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 Charm 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 |
Château Dauzac | La Bastide de Dauzac |
Château 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 |
Château Doisy-Dubroca | La Demoiselle de Doisy |
Château du Glana | Pavillon 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 Ferrière | Les Remparts de Ferrière |
Château Figeac | La Grange Neuve de Figeac |
Château Fleur-Cardinale | Château Bois Cardinal |
Château Fombrauge | Le Cadran de Fombrauge |
Château Fonplégade | Clos Goudichaud |
Château Fonroque | Château Cartier |
Château Fourcas-Dupré | Château Bellevue-Laffont |
Château Franc-Mayne | Les Cèdres de Franc Mayne |
Château Gazin | l'Hospitalet de Gazin |
Château Giscours | La Sirène de Giscours |
Château Gloria | Château Haut-Beychevelle-Gloria Château 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 |
Château 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 |
Château Kirwan | Les Charmes de Kirwan |
Château Labégorce | 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) |
Château 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 |
Château La Grave | Domaine de Boisset Trigant |
Château La Lagune | Moulin de la Lagune |
Château La Louvière | L de la Louvière (formerly Château Ludon-Pomiès-Agassac) |
Château La Mission Haut-Brion | La Chapelle de la Mission Haut-Brion |
Château 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 |
Château 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 | La Réserve de Léoville-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'Evangile |
Château Lynch-Bages | Château Haut-Bages-Avérous Echo de Lynch-Bages (from vintage 2008) |
Château Lynch-Moussas | Les Hauts de Lynch-Moussas |
Château Magdelaine | Château Saint Brice |
Château Malescot Saint-Exupéry | La Dame de Malescot |
Château Margaux | Pavillon Rouge du Château 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 |
Château Meyney | Prieur de Meyney |
Château Montrose | La Dame de Montrose |
Château Moulin-à-Vent | Moulin-de-Saint-Vincent |
Château Mouton-Rothschild | Le Petit Mouton |
Château Palmer | Alter Ego de Palmer (formerly Réserve du Général) |
Château Pape-Clément | Le Clementin du Pape-Clément Le Prelat du Pape-Clément |
Château Patris | Filius de Château Patris |
Château Pavie-Macquin | Les Chenes de Macquin |
Château Pédesclaux | Sens de Pédesclaux (formerly Lucien Pedesclaux) |
Château Petit Village | Le Jardin de Petit Village |
Château Phélan-Ségur | Frank Phelan |
Château Pichon-Longueville Baron | Les Tourelles de Longueville |
Château Pichon-Longueville Comtesse | Réserve de la Comtesse |
Château 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) |
Château Rayas | pignan |
Château Rieussec | Clos Labère, Carmes de Rieussec |
Château Ripeau | La Garenne de Ripeau |
Château Quinault l'Enclos | Lafleur de Quinault |
Château Saint-Pierre | Clos de Uza, Saint-Louis-le-Bosq |
Château Sansonnet | Château 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 | Connétable Talbot |
Château Tertre-Daugay (Ch. Quintus) | The 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 |
Château Valandraud | Virginie de Valandraud |
Château Yon-Figeac | Les Roches de Yon-Figeac |
Clos Fourte | 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 |