Red Graves: When to Drink
To drink or not to drink? Clive Coates MW runs through the vintages back to 1989 and gives his verdict on the red wines of Pessac-Léognan
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Graves: class of 2003
Graves is home to a broad collection of estates where quality ranges from the dazzlingly magnificent to the downright mediocre. CLIVE COATES MW ponders the likelihood of a new classification and suggests his own version
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Burgundy estates: Stars in the Making
Twenty years ago Burgundy was in the doldrums. A combination of over-fertilisation in the vineyards, the introduction of clones which gave quantity rather than quality, a series of indifferent vintages and a lack of profitability, led to charges of Burgundy being both not very good and over-priced. Customers began walking away – to the Rhône, to Australia, to California.
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Burgundy 2000
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History in a bottle: Haut-Brion
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French wine revolution
A generation ago the merchants reigned supreme but today's growers domaine-bottle the wine and sell it direct. So how do you make sure you get quality Burgundy at a reasonable price, asks CLIVE COATES MW?
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Finest villages: Burgandy winemakers
CLIVE COATES MW reveals the secrets of Vosne-Romanée, Burgundy's holy of holies and home to the grandest of grands crus, Domaine Robert Arnoux
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Languedoc: Spotting the stars
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Dicing with the Devil
For the Sauternes grower every vintage is a knife edge gamble, but, finds CLIVE COATES MW, the results can be truly worthy of the heartache.
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Pinot Noir Paradise: Vosne-Romanée
Vosne-Romanée offers just the right conditions for Pinot Noir to produce the greatest wines in Burgundy. CLIVE COATES MW provides a guide to the leading growers.
