Grands Vins: The Finest Chateaux of Bordeaux and Their Wines
By far France's largest fine-wine region, Bordeaux is also arguably its greatest, and perhaps the greatest in the world. Grands Vins is the most comprehensive survey of these wines ever published. Following an introduction detailing the history, the geography, the grape varieties, and other regional wine-making idiosyncrasies, Clive Coates—who is reputed to know more about the estates and their wines than the owners themselves—profiles the leading châteaux and assesses their top red and white...
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"Clive Coates is a thinker as well as a writer and taster of distinction. . . . For me he is indispensable reading."—Hugh Johnson
