The Wines of Bordeaux: Vintages and Tasting Notes 1952-2003
Written by the leading international expert on French wine, The Wines of Bordeaux is the authoritative guide to one of the most important and complex wine regions in the world. Sumptuously produced, with a wealth of color illustrations and stunning line drawings, this book covers all the vineyards of Bordeaux—from the largest and most famous châteaux to the smallest farmsteads.\ Bordeaux is known for the quality, quantity, and variety of its wine. It produces twenty-five percent of the...
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"While many books and periodicals give similar information on Bordeaux wines, their history, their sources and style, I know of none in English that does the job so well as here."—Charles Sullivan, author of Zinfandel "What other writer gives you the confidence that he truly knows each property, its terroir, its proprietor and its produce, and can give you a fresh and honest assessment?"—Hugh Johnson, coauthor of The World Atlas of Wine
Preface7Introduction9History10The Wines13Production and Surface Area14The Style of the Wine16Grape Varieties21A Year in the Vineyard23How Wine is Made29Bordeaux Classifications, Old and New41Part 1The Appellations and their ChateauxMedoc60Haut-Medoc74Saint-Estephe98Pauillac114Saint-Julien132Margaux146Moulis & Listrac172Graves & Pessac-Leognan182Graves du Sud212Sauternes226The Lesser Sweet White Wine Areas256Premieres Cotes de Bordeaux266Between the Rivers274Saint-Emilion286The Saint-Emilion Satellites330Pomerol340Lalande-de-Pomerol368Fronsac & Canon-Fronsac378Cotes de Castillon & Cotes de Francs396Bourg and Blaye408The Rest of Bordeaux421Part 2The Vintage AssessmentsIntroduction4242003 First Report425200242720014322000437199945519984701997 Plus Sauternes49019965021995516199452919935411992543199154419905461990, 1989 and 1988 Sauternes558198956019885711986581198559119835991982605198162719796321978 and 197563819706511966 and 1967 First Growths657196166519596751959 Sauternes6801952682Appendices687Glossary709Bibliography714Index716MapsBordeaux8The Medoc and Northern Haut-Medoc63The Southern Haut-Medoc149Graves & Pessac-Leognan188Sauternes and Other Sweet White Wine Areas234Premieres Cotes de Bordeaux & Entre-Deux-Mers278Saint-Emilion & Satellite Areas293Pomerol & Lalande-de-Pomerol343Fronsac & Canon-Fronsac381Cotes de Castillon & Cotes de Francs399Bourg and Blaye413
