second label
A term used for winery- or CHÂTEAU-produced wines that aren’t the quality necessary to be bottled under the primary label. Such wines are generally made from grapes that are either from new vineyards or below top quality because of a substandard growing season. Although not usually as wonderful as primary-label wines, second labels can be surprisingly good. Some examples of second labels in California include Liberty School from Caymus Vineyards and Hawk Crest from Stag’s Leap Wine Cellars. Examples in BORDEAUX, where such wines are sometimes referred to as second wines, are Les Forts de Latour from Château Latour and Moulin-des-Carruades from Château Lafite-Rothschild.
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