Best Bordeaux 2019 wines: Second labels

Second wines are not uncommon in Bordeaux with many of the top estates offering one or two other labels in addition to their red, white or sweet grand vins.

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Sometimes they are produced from specific vineyard plots or produced as a more approachable wine for earlier drinking but still with estate signature.

Far from being an afterthought using up leftover grapes, some second wines have garnered critical acclaim and have emerged as fine wines in their own right. One wine that Jane Anson highlighted in this year’s En Primeur coverage was Château Mouton Rothschild, Le Petit Mouton, which she described as ‘very moreish’ and said ‘there are not many 2nd wines that can truly stand on their own but this is very much one of them’.

Second wines also tend to be available at significantly lower prices than their grand vin siblings making them excellent choices to get a taste of an estate style, calibre and winemaking expertise without paying a premium.

Top scoring second label wines

98 points

Château Doisy-Daëne, L’Extravagant, Sauternes

96 points

Domaine de L’Alliance, Esquisse, Sauternes

95 points

Château Suduiraut, S de Suduiraut, Bordeaux Blanc

94 points

Château Ducru-Beaucaillou, La Croix Ducru Beaucaillou, St-Julien

Château Margaux, Pavillon Rouge, Margaux

Château Mouton Rothschild, Le Petit Mouton, Pauillac

93 points

Château Angélus, Carillon d’Angélus, St-Émilion (Grand Cru)

Château Cheval Blanc, Le Petit Cheval, St-Émilion (Grand Cru)

Château Cos d’Estournel, Les Pagodes de Cos, St-Estèphe

Château Haut-Brion, Le Clarence de Haut-Brion, Pessac-Léognan

Château L’Eglise-Clinet, Petite Eglise, Pomerol

Château La Fleur de Boüard, Le Plus de La Fleur de Boüard, Lalande-de-Pomerol

Château Lafite Rothschild, Carruades de Lafite, Pauillac

Château Latour, Les Forts de Latour, Pauillac

Château Le Rey, Les Argileuses Castillon, Côtes de Bordeaux

Château Léoville-Las Cases, Le Petit Lion de Las Cases, St-Julien

Château Pichon Longueville Comtesse de Lalande, Pichon Comtesse Réserve, Pauillac

Château Troplong Mondot, Mondot, St-Émilion (Grand Cru)

See the best ‘second label’ en primeur 2019 wine tasting notes and scores

The following wines have all been scored 93 points and above. 

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