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Title: Côte D'Or: A Celebration of the Great Wines of Burgundy by Clive Coates ISBN: 0-520-21251-7 Publisher: University of California Press Pub. Date: September, 1997 Format: Hardcover Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $60.00 |
Average Customer Rating: 4.4 (5 reviews)
Rating: 4
Summary: If you're only going to have one Burgundy book...
Comment: ...this is it. Along with Remington Norman's Great Domaines of Burgundy, this is a must have reference book if you're serious about Burgundy. Coates understands Burgundy and covers it in considerable depth. No, you won't find tasting notes on every wine you look for, but you'll find quite a few. I find myself going back to this book regularly both for specific references and to refresh my knowledge.
Rating: 4
Summary: Excellent single-volume work on Burgundy
Comment: This book is an excellent reference work for the serious amateur of Burgundy. The focus is very much on the top estates and domains of the Côte d'Or (Côte de Nuits & Côte de Beaune, as opposed to the Maconnais, Beaujolais, or Chablis -- all technically part of Burgundy in the French appellation system); while well organized and refreshingly jargon-free, debutants looking to ease themselves in to the most complicated wine region in the world might want to look elsewhere.
After living in Burgundy for six months, visiting almost 100 domains, and looking at just about every reviewer's notes, I trust Coates above anyone when it comes to Burgundy. He is a believer in terroir, and cares deeply about balance and finesse; those whose tastes track Parker's, who care most about extract, color, and power are probably looking at the wrong book. (They're looking in the wrong region, too -- and at the wrong varietal for that matter.)
This book is an absolutely essential part of every oenophile's library. Why only 4 stars? The reviews are somewhat out of date -- a problem for anyone with a relatively new wine drinking/collecting habit (latest vintage reviewed is 1996, I believe, and that one only briefly). Also, the tasting notes are not as comprehensive as one might wish -- Coates sometimes limits himself to notes from a single vertical tasting in a given vigneron's cellar.
Rating: 5
Summary: If you are serious about Burgundy
Comment: Clive Coates has written a scholarly yet lively and entertaining book. A confusing array of locations, producers and other vital information for the serious collector or the serious appreciator of Burgundy wines is clarified and successfully elucidated. Coates tackles the subject with finesse and a refreshingly unbiased viewpoint. A masterwork.
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Title: Grands Vins: The Finest Châteaux of Bordeaux and Their Wines by Clive Coates ISBN: 0520202201 Publisher: University of California Press Pub. Date: June, 1995 List Price(USD): $60.00 |
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Title: WINES OF THE RHONE VALLEY : Revised and Expanded Edition by Robert M. Parker ISBN: 0684800136 Publisher: Simon & Schuster Pub. Date: 13 June, 1997 List Price(USD): $40.00 |
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Title: Bordeaux : A Consumer's Guide to the World's Finest Wines by Robert M. Parker ISBN: 0743229460 Publisher: Simon & Schuster Pub. Date: 28 October, 2003 List Price(USD): $60.00 |
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Title: Parker's Wine Buyer's Guide 6th Edition : The Complete, Easy-to-Use Reference on Recent Vintages, Prices, and Ratings for More Than 8,000 Wines from All the Major Wine Regions by Robert M. Parker ISBN: 0743229320 Publisher: Fireside Pub. Date: 01 October, 2002 List Price(USD): $30.00 |
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Title: Michael Broadbent's Vintage Wine by Michael Broadbent ISBN: 0151007047 Publisher: Harcourt Pub. Date: 01 November, 2002 List Price(USD): $50.00 |
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