{"id":19474,"date":"2021-10-27T11:20:20","date_gmt":"2021-10-27T10:20:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.vinispi.com\/what-is-a-second-wine\/"},"modified":"2024-04-08T16:45:54","modified_gmt":"2024-04-08T15:45:54","slug":"what-is-a-second-wine","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.vinispi.com\/en\/what-is-a-second-wine\/","title":{"rendered":"What is a second wine?"},"content":{"rendered":"

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\n <\/div>\n <\/div>[\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=”2\/3″][vc_empty_space][vc_column_text el_class=”block-text”]As its name implies, a second wine is the second cuv\u00e9e, the second brand, from a winery in the same appellation as the main wine (often referred to as a “grand vin” or “cru” or “premier vin”).<\/span><\/p>\n

A story from Bordeaux<\/b><\/p>\n

Most of the time, it’s the classified ch\u00e2teaux in the Bordeaux<\/a> region that produce this type of cuv\u00e9e, to differentiate them from their 1855 cru class\u00e9 (or another classification such as Saint-\u00c9milion). Historically, second wines were even reserved for Bordeaux crus class\u00e9s. With the price of Bordeaux’s great wines skyrocketing in the 1980s, the introduction of second wines quickly became a necessity to keep vintages affordable.<\/span><\/p>\n

Today, second wines can be found in the Rh\u00f4ne Valley with the La Petite Chapelle cuv\u00e9e since 2001, from the La Chapelle de Jaboulet estate. In the Burgundy vineyards, producers generally prefer downgrading to marketing a second wine.<\/span><\/p>\n

Character and quality<\/b><\/p>\n

Generally speaking, Bordeaux second<\/a> wines are made up of cuv\u00e9es that are not of sufficient quality to be included in the composition of a first wine. A second wine is therefore a “reduced model” of a great wine, with less complexity, power, persistence, finesse and ageing potential.<\/span><\/p>\n

However, many second wines are highly prized, as on the Chinese market, and are sometimes even the subject of speculation. For example, Lafite Rothschild’s second growth, Les Carruades de Lafite, is just as popular as the premier cru class\u00e9. Ch\u00e2teau Latour’s Forts de Latour and Ch\u00e2teaux Margaux’s Pavillon Rouge are also second wines of extraordinary quality.<\/span><\/p>\n

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