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| Cote D'Or: A Celebration of the Great Wines of Burgundy | 
 enlarge | Author: Clive Coates M. W.
Publisher: University of California Press
Category: Book
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Avg. Customer Rating:  8 reviews
Sales Rank: 141811
Media: Hardcover
Edition: 1
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 1007
Shipping Weight (lbs): 4.3
Dimensions (in): 10 x 7.1 x 2.4
ISBN: 0520212517
Dewey Decimal Number: 641.2209444
EAN: 9780520212510
ASIN: 0520212517
Publication Date: September 1, 1997
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 One of the greatest wine books December 16, 2008
There is so much information in this book, from the different crus themselves to the producers, as well as history. The only downside is that the vintage information is dated
 Coates Review April 10, 2007
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
Overall, the text is easy to read and it is educational. However, the individual wines reviewed are not even close to being up to date. Because this was written years ago, it doesn't cover many of the new up and coming wines and vintners.
The best of its kind November 10, 2006
4 out of 5 found this review helpful
Burgundy is one of the most difficult-to-grasp wine regions in the world. Many studies have been done on the soil, climate, wind direction, sun exposure, rainfall, etc., yet nobody really knows, yet, why one acre of Burgundy produces a certain kind of wine and the acre right next to it something different. Clive Coates book comes as close as humanly possible to explain it. He begins his sections with a "History" of the region, then continues with "Location", "Vineyard", and then defines and describes the wines made from the Grand Crus and the Premier Crus, recommending sources and also providing the size of each vineyard. Also, he covers vintages.
It's amazing how Coates takes such a difficult region and maps it out so succinctly for us. Far better effort than Parker's "Burgundy".
 If you're only going to have one Burgundy book... December 24, 2000
8 out of 9 found this review helpful
...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.
Excellent single-volume work on Burgundy December 20, 2000
29 out of 29 found this review helpful
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 Cote d'Or (Cote de Nuits & Cote 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.
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