“Declassified” wines are some of the wine world’s biggest mysteries. Sometimes, a high profile producer can’t use its vineyard name or appellation on some of its wine because of a particular area’s wine laws (like, for example, if the vineyard’s yield exceeds the yearly allowance or the wine hasn’t spent the required amount of time aging in barrel). As a result, the producer will set aside a certain portion of the wine, label it sans vineyard name or appellation, and sell that high quality wine for below market value. In other words, they “declassify” the wine. We named this series Déclassé — a French word meaning “having fallen in social status” — for two reasons. One: to pay tribute to the declassified wines it represents. And two: because that’s exactly how these wines are often wrongly perceived.

You’ll find notes of dark fruit, herbs, and spice, all wrapped in silky tannins. Enjoy this blockbuster wine, knowing that you’ve grabbed an incredible bargain.