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Super Second Bordeaux Wines

The term "Super-Second Bordeaux" refers to wines considered to be of exceptional quality but are ranked outside of the First Growth classification, often rivaling the First Growths in terms of taste, complexity, and aging potential.

In the 1855 Bordeaux Wine Official Classification, wineries were ranked into different "growths" based on their perceived quality and market price at that time. But that was almost 170 years ago and many lower-ranking wines have garnered accolades to put them at or near the top of the Classification.

Super-Second Bordeaux wines are known for outperforming their classification. They are produced by châteaux who have consistently demonstrated superior winemaking skills and have gained a reputation for excellence. Although priced lower than First Growths, Super-Second Bordeaux wines often command high prices due to their caliber and demand in the market.

Like First Growths, these wines have great aging potential and can develop complex flavors over decades. Most of these châteaux are located in the Médoc region of Bordeaux, particularly in appellations like Pauillac, Saint-Julien, and Saint-Estèphe. Overall, the term "Super Second Bordeaux" is an informal classification used by wine enthusiasts, critics, and collectors to denote Second Growth Bordeaux wines that are considered to be a worthy of comparison to First Growths.

 

Please take a look below at our Super Second Growth list. These are some of the most recognized Super Second Bordeaux châteaux:
   - Château Léoville-Las Cases

- Château Ducru-Beaucaillou

 - Château Pichon Longueville Comtesse de Lalande

 - Château Pichon Longueville Baron

- Château Montrose

- Château Cos d'Estournel

-Chateau Leoville-Poyferre

-Chateau La Mission Haut Brion

-Chateau Palmer

-Chateau Pontet Canet

-Chateau Lynch Bages

-Chateau Figeac

 

*Included in the wine available below, we have added the iconic Chateau Pavie. Chateau Pavie is not considered a Super Second but is a prestigious Grand Cru Classe "A" classified growth from the Right Bank of Bordeaux. This is considered to be a First Growth wine from St. Emilion and is one of the most sought-after Bordeaux wines in the world.

 

 

 

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Château Angélus - Angelus Grand Cru Classé 2015
Château Angélus - Angelus Grand Cru Classé 2015
Red Wine 
WS
96
WE
97
WA
97
D
95
JS
99
V
95
France | Bordeaux Bordeaux Blend

Rich and brooding on the nose with a hint of spicy fragrance. Powerful tannic frame but the tannins are fine and polished. Great depth and structure. Suave texture for such a big wine. Balancing freshness on the finish. Will need... Read More

 
Current price:  $578.00
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Château Cos-dEstournel - St.-Estèphe 2009
Château Cos-d'Estournel - St.-Estèphe 2009
Red Wine 
WS
97
WE
96
WA
100
JS
99
France | Bordeaux Bordeaux Blend

A very bold, ripe and complex wine with excellent concentration and a warm, engaging personality (cinnamon and allspice) that's hard to resist. With aeration a hint of dried fruit character emerges. Massive, yet polished finish.... Read More

 
Current price:  $495.00
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Chateau Figeac - St.-Emilion 2015
Chateau Figeac - St.-Emilion 2015
Red Wine 
WE
98
WA
97
D
100
JS
97
France | Bordeaux Bordeaux Blend

From the very first sip you see why certain wines just have a hold on the imagination. This has the full intensity of St-Émilion with none of the need to shout about it or push its point home. It's just effortlessly... Read More

 
Current price:  $405.00
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Chateau Leoville Barton - Leoville Barton 2012
Chateau Leoville Barton - Leoville Barton 2012
Red Wine 
WS
93
WE
96
WA
92
France | Bordeaux Bordeaux Blend

Floral and fruity red with hints of vanilla. Medium to full body, fine tannins and a crisp finish. Loosely knit. This needs three or four years to come together. Better after 2018.

 
Current price:  $125.00
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Chateau Leoville Barton - Leoville Barton 1999
Chateau Leoville Barton - Leoville Barton 1999
Red Wine 
WS
91
V
91
France | Bordeaux Bordeaux Blend

The 1999 Léoville Barton has a delightful bouquet that has held up much better than the 1999 Langoa Barton, brimming over with vivacious black fruit, wild strawberry and cedar; hints of tobacco emerge with time in the glass.... Read More

 
Current price:  $159.99
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Chateau Leoville Las Cases - St.-Julien 2003
Chateau Leoville Las Cases - St.-Julien 2003
Red Wine 
WS
96
WA
95
JD
96
JS
97
France | Bordeaux Bordeaux Blend

The 2003 Château Léoville Las Cases comes from what is still the hottest vintage on record for Bordeaux. (Others that are close are 2006, 2011, 2018, and 2019.) A blend of 70% Cabernet Sauvignon, 17% Merlot, and 13%... Read More

 
Current price:  $225.00
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Chateau Leoville Las Cases - St.-Julien 1996
Chateau Leoville Las Cases - St.-Julien 1996
Red Wine 
WA
98
France | Bordeaux Bordeaux Blend

Chateau Leoville Las Cases is one of the largest and oldest classified growths in the Medoc region of France. The fruit is harvested by hand. The fermentation vessels include a fascinating mix of wooden, cement and stainless steel... Read More

 
Current price:  $375.00
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Chateau Leoville Las Cases - St.-Julien 2000
Chateau Leoville Las Cases - St.-Julien 2000
Red Wine 
WA
98
D
98
JD
99
JS
100
France | Bordeaux Bordeaux Blend

Now closing in on two decades, this is starting to soften and open, bringing exotic spices to the fore. The inky colour translates into tight black fruits with liquorice, cigar box, graphite and grilled gunsmoke. It’s still... Read More

 
Current price:  $395.00
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Château Montrose - St.-Estèphe 2003
Château Montrose - St.-Estèphe 2003
Red Wine 
WS
95
WE
95
WA
98
D
92
JD
99
JS
97
TWI
96
France | Bordeaux Bordeaux Blend

A year when those cooling breezes from the estuary were essential. This displays sweeter, spicier fruit character than some years, and you can feel a more exotic style of oak. You get caramel and toffee on the nose with some dark... Read More

 
Current price:  $250.00
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Château Palmer - Margaux 2005
Château Palmer - Margaux 2005
Red Wine 
WS
94
WE
96
WA
98
D
97
JD
98
JS
94
TWI
99
V
98
France | Bordeaux Bordeaux Blend

100pts Jane Anson- Enticing ruby red body, with aromatics that show a touch of orange zest and turmeric spice. The fruit is creamy, intense, a brilliant Palmer that has finesse and balance but a serious kick. Black pepper, cinammon,... Read More

 
Current price:  $395.00
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Château Pavie - St.-Emilion 2005
Château Pavie - St.-Emilion 2005
Red Wine 
WA
100
JD
100
JS
100
V
97
France | Bordeaux Bordeaux Blend

Even more flamboyant and sexy than the 2000, the 2005 Pavie has everything you could ever want from a wine. Deep, inky purple-colored, an awesome perfume of cassis, blackberries, toasty oak, graphite, and incredible minerality,... Read More

 
Current price:  $499.00
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Chateau Pichon Longueville - Reserve de Comtesse de Lalande 2016
Chateau Pichon Longueville - Reserve de Comtesse de Lalande 2016
Red Wine 
WS
92
JD
92
JS
94
France | Bordeaux Bordeaux Blend

From a vintage compared to 1996 and 2009, both terrific yet different vintages, the 2016 Reserve de la Comtesse is a beauty with a classic Cabernet nose of blackcurrants, graphite, lead pencil, and flowers. It's medium-bodied,... Read More

 
Current price:  $68.00
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Château Pichon Longueville Comtesse de Lalande - Pauillac 2018
Château Pichon Longueville Comtesse de Lalande - Pauillac 2018
Red Wine 
WS
98
WE
98
WA
97+
JD
98
France | Bordeaux Bordeaux Blend

The 2018 Château Pichon-Longueville Comtesse De Lalande is a monster of a wine with an almost Château Latour-like stature and structure, offering deep, backward, slightly reductive notes of blackcurrants, crushed stone,... Read More

 
Current price:  $325.00
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All sizes are 750mL unless otherwise noted.
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