It most certainly feels like the right thing to do. There is a host of exquisite wines instore that will all be simply perfect to treat yourself with.
For me this Easter it will definitely be Bordeaux. At Glengarry we have recently landed a series of containers packed with top wines from brilliant vintages.
Bordeaux has been incredibly lucky recently with the 2018, 2019, and 2020 vintages - a trifecta of excellent years. Looking back, 2015 and 2016 were also superb. The vintage sitting in the middle, 2017, was a tricky year that has produced many surprises.
With all the Bordeaux we have at Glengarry you can be immensely confident with your purchase. We have tried and tested all before importing them, and have brought them to New Zealand in temperature-controlled containers, an expensive way to ship for sure, however one that ensures the wines are received in excellent condition.
Amongst the wines we have are a collection of second wines. Once you have tasted a few of these superb expressions, you will concur that referring to them as ‘second wines’ could come across as a little miserly.
The concept of second wines was initially created to improve the quality of the top wines by isolating the finest fruit, with the little brothers invariable produced from the estate’ younger vines.
Nowadays, thanks to a great deal of concentrated effort, these second wines are more an early-drinking expression of the top wine rather than a ‘second wine’ with the drop in quality that title implies. All the second wines are from exceptional vintages. Many of these are drinking superbly right now but will also benefit from short-to medium-term cellaring – certainly less cellaring than the Grand Cru Classe wines will require.
There is also a brilliant range of Petit Chateau. Some of the best value Bordeaux wines are crafted by the Petits (small) Chateaux. They offer serious, estate-grown, and chateau-bottled wines crafted by quality conscious individuals.
These producers work hard at upping the stakes, and many are delivering earlier drinking, riper styles which allow a user-friendly route into the complex world of Bordeaux wine appreciation. In the great years (like 2019, 2018, 2016 and 2015), the best of them offer excellent drinking and exceptional value. We have tasted, tested and traipsed our way through hundreds of wines to find these, the Petits Chateaux, from lesser but still worthy vintages that are at the top of their class.
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