Côte D'Or: A Celebration of the Great Wines of Burgundy

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University of California Press, 1997 - Cooking - 1007 pages
The heart of Burgundy, the C te D'Or, produces Pinot Noir and Chardonnay wines that are unrivaled in their quality, intensity, and ability to age in the bottle. On this "golden slope" in eastern France, with its unique terrains and climats, grow the vines for some of the world's finest wines, among them such heralded names as Gevrey-Chambertin, Vosne-Roman e, Puligny- and Chassagne-Montrachet, and Aloxe-Corton. Clive Coates, Master of Wine, has spent much of the last fifteen years in the C te D'Or, and this book is the splendid result of his assiduous exploring, tasting, and assessing of the region's wines.

With his unique access to each clos and domaine, and to individual negociants and vignerons, Coates may know more about the C te D'Or and its wines than any other living writer. In Part One, he describes the C te D'Or's famous villages, introduces every manor grower and his wines, and evaluates each grand and premier cru, recommending the best sources in every climat. Part Two profiles the top sixty domaines, with notes on a vertical tasting of one of their wines. Part Three consists of vintage assessments on the best red and white years since 1945 and includes thousands of detailed tasting notes.

C te D'Or is a work of love and passion, praise and criticism, understanding and scholarship. Above all, it is a celebration of one of the world's great wine regions, the people who live there, and their fabled wines. It is an essential addition to every wine library and an inviting read for any wine lover.
 

Contents

INDEX 996
16
VosneRomanée and FlageyEchézeaux
119
HautesCôtesdeNuits
161
Corton and the Wines of Ladoix Aloxe
385
Volnay
407
AuxeyDuresses
418
SaintRomain
425
Jean Grivot VosneRomanée
461
Matrot Meursault
535
Hubert de Montille Volnay
545
Albert Morot Beaune
554
Georges Mugneret and Mugneret
563
Ponsot MoreySaintDenis
573
Ramonet ChassagneMontrachet
585
Daniel Rion NuitsSaintGeorges
591
Guy Roulot Meursault
609

Robert Groffier MoreySaintDenis
468
Alain HudelotNoëllat Vougeot
480
Henri Jayer VosneRomanée
495
Comtes Lafon Meursault
510
Leflaive PulignyMontrachet
520
Leroy VosneRomanée
527
Étienne Sauzet PulignyMontrachet
628
Comte Senard AloxeCorton
634
ThomasMoillard NuitsSaintGeorges
641
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Clive Coates is a writer, lecturer, and consultant on the wine industry. Coates was a wine merchant for 20 years and an avid lecturer in both the United States and Europe. In 1994, he was appointed a Chevalier de l'Ordre du Merite by the French Government. Coates is the publisher and writer of the magazine, The Vine. His books include Claret, The Wines of France, and Grands Vins, The Finest Chateaux of Bordeaux and its Wines.

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