The Wines of Burgundy: Revised Edition
Ten years after the publication of the highly acclaimed, award-winning Côte D'Or: A Celebration of the Great Wines of Burgundy, the "Bible of Burgundy," Clive Coates now offers this thoroughly revised and updated sequel. This long-awaited work details all the major vintages from 2006 back to 1959 and includes thousands of recent tasting notes of the top wines. All-new chapters on Chablis and Côte Chalonnaise replace the previous volume's domaine profiles. Coates, a Master of Wine who has...
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"A master class in Burgundy, given by one of the world's foremost authorities." Jacqueline Friedrich, author of The Wines of France "Clive Coates is a thinker as well as a writer and taster of distinction. . .. For me, he is indispensable reading."—Hugh Johnson Savannah Schroll Guz - Library Journal An update to Coates's award-winning 11-year-old book, Côte D'Or, this substantially expanded volume is now the comprehensive guide to Burgundy vintages dating from 1959 to 2006. At the book's center are 43 pages of regional maps delineating estate names and boundaries. New additions include entire chapters devoted to Burgundy's subregions, Chablis and Côte Chalonnaise. A series of concluding appendixes presents yearly crop sizes; a regionally organized, star-rated wine list; and Coates's ratings of whites and reds from 1945 through 2005, with clarification of numbered distinctions. Highly recommended for enological collections.
Preface Introduction Part One: • The Villages, the Vineyards, the DomainesCHABLIS THE CôTE D'OR: THE CôTE DE NUITS THE CôTE D'OR: THE CôTE DE BEAUNE CôTE CHALONNAISE Part Two: • The VintagesVINTAGE ASSESSMENTS2006 2005 2004 2003 2002 2001 2000 1999 1998 1997 1996 19951994 19931992 1991 1990 1989 1988 1987 1986 1985 1983 1978 1976 1971 1969 1966 1964 1962 19611959 Appendix One: Rating the Vintages Appendix Two: Rating The Domaines of the Côte d'Or Appendix Three: Rating the Domaines and Négociants Appendix Four: Côte d'Or: The Size of the Crop (2005-1949) Appendix Five: Côte d'Or: Surface Areas: A Summary Appendix Six: Price Movements Appendix Seven: Measurements and Conversion Tables Bibliography Index Maps
\ From the Publisher"A solid, in-depth reference on Burgundy — the best, in fact, since Mr. Coates's own Côte d'Or. . . . An invaluable starting point. "—New York Times\ "Coates' magnum opus remains invaluable."—Sf Chronicle\ "The serious wine lover would be well advised to invest in this tome."—The Art of Eating\ "Resembles the elegant, complex wines that are its subject."—Bloomberg News\ "I think my top 2008 recommendation as a reference book would be Clive Coates' The Wines of Burgundy."—Jancisrobinson.com\ \ \ \ \ \ Library JournalAn update to Coates's award-winning 11-year-old book, Côte D'Or, this substantially expanded volume is now the comprehensive guide to Burgundy vintages dating from 1959 to 2006. At the book's center are 43 pages of regional maps delineating estate names and boundaries. New additions include entire chapters devoted to Burgundy's subregions, Chablis and Côte Chalonnaise. A series of concluding appendixes presents yearly crop sizes; a regionally organized, star-rated wine list; and Coates's ratings of whites and reds from 1945 through 2005, with clarification of numbered distinctions. Highly recommended for enological collections.\ \ —Savannah Schroll Guz\ \
