Super Seconds and Their Seconds
Schedule
Sat Nov 09 2024 at 12:00 pm
UTC-05:00Location
2120 North Farwell Ave, Milwaukee, WI, United States, Wisconsin 53202 | Milwaukee, WI
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In 1855, the Left Bank of Bordeaux underwent a historic classification of all of its top chateaux. This classification ranked the chateaux, from the top, or First Growth, down to Fifth Growth. Nearly 200 years later, the system has never been changed in any significant way. Yet, for the past forty years, if not longer, wine connoisseurs have noticed that some of the wines that are ranked below the First Growths, perform - meaning by taste, age, and development - at the same level as the First Growths, if not even better. Furthermore, these wines are far less expensive than the First Growths. To connoisseurs, they became known as the “Super Seconds.”
And we here at Waterford believe they are, indeed, super. They stand apart from their Bordeaux brethren, head and shoulders higher. But of course, here at Waterford we can’t leave a stone unturned, nor a bottle unopened. Clearly a tasting is needed.
But not just any tasting. As Mick Jagger once said, “Anything worth doing, is worth overdoing.” And we couldn’t agree more. So not only are we going to taste the Super Seconds, but we are going to taste them all at a decade old, from the outstanding 2014 vintage. And for the cherry on top, we’re going to taste the Second Wines of the Super Seconds as well. Pure overkill, we know. But how could we resist? We didn’t! And neither should you.
Wines to be tasted (all wines from the 2014 vintage):
Chateau La Mission Haut Brion, Pessac-Léognan
La Chappelle La MIssion Haut Brion, Haut Brion, Pessac-Léognan
Chateau Cos d’Estournel, Saint-Estèphe
Pagodes de Cos d’Estournel, Saint-Estèphe
Gouleé by Cos d’Estournel, Saint-Estèphe
“Le G” by Cos d’Estournel, Saint-Estèphe
Chateau Ducru-Beaucaillou, Saint-Julien
La Croix Ducru Beaucaillou, Saint-Julien
Chateau Lalande Borie, Saint-Julien
Chateau Leoville Las Cases, Saint-Julien
Chateau Leoville Poyferre, Saint-Julien
Chateau Montrose, Saint-Estèphe
La Dame Montrose, Saint-Estèphe
Chateau Pichon Longueville Baron, Pauillac
Chateau Pichon Longueville Comtesse de Lalande, Pauillac
Reserve de la Comtesse, Pauillac
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Where is it happening?
2120 North Farwell Ave, Milwaukee, WI, United States, Wisconsin 53202Event Location & Nearby Stays:
