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About the Book

Ten years after the publication of the highly acclaimed, award-winning wine guide 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, useful as a reference for wine pairing and a primer in how to taste wine. All-new chapters on Chablis and Côte Chalonnaise replace the previous volume's domain profiles. Coates, a Master of Wine who has spent much of the last thirty years in Burgundy, France, considers it to be the most exciting, complex, and intractable wine region in the world, its vineyards and wineries the most likely to yield fine wines of elegance and finesse. This coffee table book is an indispensable guide for the amateur sommelier and food and wine professionals alike by an internationally renowned wine expert, writing with his habitual expertise, lucidity, and unequaled firsthand knowledge.

About the Author

Clive Coates, MW (Master of Wine), is a renowned wine writer. His fine wine magazine, The Vine, was published from 1984 to 2005. His books include Grands Vins: The Finest Châteaux of Bordeaux and Their Wine, An Encyclopedia of the Wines and Domaines of France, and The Wines of Bordeaux (all from UC Press).

Table of Contents

Preface
Introduction
Part One: • The Villages, the Vineyards, the Domaines

CHABLIS
THE CôTE D’OR: THE CôTE DE NUITS
THE CôTE D’OR: THE CôTE DE BEAUNE
CôTE CHALONNAISE

Part Two: • The Vintages

VINTAGE ASSESSMENTS
2006
2005
2004
2003
2002
2001
2000
1999
1998
1997
1996
1995
1994
1993
1992
1991
1990
1989
1988
1987
1986
1985
1983
1978
1976
1971
1969
1966
1964
1962
1961
1959

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

Reviews

“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. . . . A must-have for Burgundy lovers.””
San Francisco Chronicle
“Resembles the elegant, complex wines that are its subject.”
Bloomberg News
“Highly recommended to anyone with even the slightest interest in Burgundy.”
World Of Fine Wine
“I think my top 2008 recommendation as a reference book would be Clive Coates’ The Wines of Burgundy.”
Jancis Robinson.com
“An indispensable guide for Burgundy collectors.”
Wine & Spirits Magazine
“Has the first and last word on the subject.”
Sante
“No serious Burgophile should be without it.”
Wine News
“The serious wine lover would be well advised to invest in this tome. And the less serious wine lover will considerably expand his understanding of one of the most fascinating areas in wine.”
Art of Eating
“Now the comprehensive guide to Burgundy vintages dating from 1959 to 2006. . . . Highly recommended for enological collections.“
Library Journal
"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

Awards

  • Nominee for the 2009 Book Award 2009, James Beard Foundation