insider’s view of, 305
map of, 300–301
Sphinx de Naudine, Les, 591
Spiegelau, 6
St.-Christoly, 379
Ste.-Croix-Du-Mont, 1142–44
St.-Emilion, xv, xvii, xviii, 26–27, 27, 30, 36, 38, 611, 757–70, 1148, 1163, 1169, 1170, 1173
classification of châteaux in, 769–70
“garage wines” of, 757, 764–68
insider’s view of, 768–69
map of, 758–79
1995 official classification, 1153–54
overview of, 769
St.-Estèphe (château), 163
maturing of wines in, 115
overview of, 120
St.-Georges, 1137
St.-Georges St.-Emilion, 1136–37
St.-Germain d’Esteuil, 379
St.-James, Le, 1198–99
St.-Jean des Graves, 476
St.-Julien, 27, 30, 115, 248–54
classification of châteaux in, 254
insider’s view of, 253
map of, 250–51
overview of, 253–54
soil of, 253
St.-Laurent, 379
St.-Pierre, 750
St.-Robert, 476
St.-Sauveur, 379
St.-Seurin, 379
stuck fermentation, 1175
important vintages, 1086–87
Suduiraut, 1035, 1036, 1037, 1087–89, 1182
ancient vintages, 1089
important vintages, 1088–89
sulphur dioxide, 1181
Sulzer family, 952
sur-maturité, 1172
Syndicat des Crus Bourgeois, 1149
table de tri, xv
Taillefer, 615, 618, 620, 751–52
ancient vintages, 293
important vintages, 292–93
Tapon, Andrée, Raymond, and Nicole, 993
Tari-Heeter, Nicole, 1072
Tastet and Lawton, xiii
tasting:
methods, 4–7
notes and ratings for, 8–10
Tauzinat L’Hermitage, 770, 1024–25
Tayac-Cuvée Prestige, 1127
temperature-controlled fermenters, xiv–xv
Terme des Gondats, 342
Terrasse de La Garde, La, 498
Terres d’Agnes, 1146
Terrey-Gros-Cailloux, 248, 252, 298, 772
important vintages, 929
Tertre Rôteboeuf, Le, 762–63, 769, 929–32
important vintages, 930–32
Tesseron family, 137, 172, 237
Teynac, 299
Theallet, Madame, 1123
Thébot, 1146
Theil family, 426
Thibaut-Ducasse, 580
Thieuley-Cuvèe Francis Courselle, 1145
third labels, 1179
Thoilliez family, 1012
Thomassin, Bernard, 569
Tire Pé-La-Côte, 1146
Tonelle, La, 1130
Tonnelle de Bel-Air, 609
Toulet, 1145
Tour Blanche, 1031, 1036, 1037, 1090–92
ancient vintages, 1092
important vintages, 1091–92
Tour Blanche (Médoc), 467
Tour Coutelin, 163
Tour de Cluchon, 581
Tour de l’Espérance, 1146
Tour de Mirambeau-Cuvée Passion, 1146
Tour du Pin Figeac, La, 934–35, 1025–26
important vintages, 935
Tour du Seme, 899
Tourelle de Croizet-Bages, La, 184
Tourelles de Château Fonréaud, Les, 404
Tourelles de Lamothe, Les, 1068
Tourelles de Longueville, Les, 230
Tour Figeac, La, 769, 770, 932–34
important vintages, 933–34
Tour Haut-Brion:
ancient vintages, 549
important vintages, 547–49
Tour l’Aspic, La, 196
Tour Léognan, 481
Tour-Martillac, La, 476
Tour Massac, La, 375
Tour Mirambeau, La, 1145
Tour-Musset, 1135
Tournefeuille, 1124
Tournelle de Beau-Séjour Bécot, 787
Tournelle du Pin Figeac, La, 1026
Tour Pibran, 229
Tour Pomys, 159
Tour Robert, 752–53
Tours, Des, 1136
tours:
walking, of Bordeaux, 1203
of wine châteaux, how to arrange, 1204–7
Tours de Charmail, 394
Tours de Plagnac, Les, 425
Tour Seran (Médoc), 467–68
Tourte des Graves, 606
triage, 1174
Triaud, Jean-Louis, 252
Trois Moulins, 448
Tronquoy de Sainte-Anne, 165
Troplong Mondot, 762, 768, 769, 935–38
ancient vintages, 938
important vintages, 936–38
Trotanoy, 51–52, 614, 618, 619, 718–21, 1163
ancient vintages, 721
important vintages, 719–21
Trotte Vieille, 761, 762, 770, 938–40
ancient vintages, 940
important vintages, 939–40
Tuilerie de Puy, La, 1146
Tupina, La, 1197–98
Turcard, 1145
Union des Producteurs de St.-Emilion, 947, 977, 989
important vintages, 942–43
Val d’Or, 770
Valette, Jean-Paul, 760
Valette, Patrick, 1142
Vallon de Barde-Haut, Le, 785
Valmengaux, 1146
Vaucelles, de family, 1059
Vauthier family, 760, 777, 906
Vayron, Xavier, 628
Vertheuil, 379
Véyry, 1140
Véyry, Christian, 1140
Vicomtesse, La, 159
Vieille-France, La, 474, 475, 476, 608
Vielle-Cure, La, 1121
Vielle Dame de Trotte Vieille, La, 939
Vieux Bordeaux, 1203
Vieux-Champs de Mars-Cuvée Johanna, 1140
Vieux Château Brun, 735
Vieux-Château-Carré, 1028
Vieux Château Certan, 15–16, 614, 617, 618, 721–26
ancient vintages, 725–26
important vintages, 723–25
Vieux Château des Templiers, 715
Vieux Château Ferron, 620, 754–55
Vieux-Château-Gaubert, 474
Vieux-Château-Guibeau, 1132
Vieux Château L’Abbaye, 1027–28
Vieux Château Peymouton, 952
Vieux-Château-St.-André, 1136
Vieux Fortin, 1028–29
Vieux Lescours, 956
Vieux Robin, 383
Vieux Tertre, 1018
Vigier, Maurice, 749
Vignoble Jander, 429
Vignobles Belloc-Rochet, 555
Vignobles Declercq, 459
Vignobles E.F. Miailhe SAS, 434
Vignobles M.C. Dugoua, 572
Vignobles Meffre, 246
Vignobles Réunis SA, 1021
Vignobles Rocher Cap de Rive SA, 168, 374, 944, 990
important vintages, 610
Villars-Lurton, Claire, 194, 366, 367
important vintages, 944
Vimières le Tronquéra, Les, 377–78
Vincent, André, 573
vin de goutte, 1176
vin de presse, 1176
vine age, 1167
vinification, 1167
Vinotheque, Le, 1202
“vins de garage,” see garage wine movement
vintages, wine futures and, 1189–91
vintage summaries:
1945, 112–13
1946, 111–12
1947, 110–11
1948, 109–10
1949, 108–9
1950, 107–8
1951, 106–7
1952, 106
1953, 104–5
1954, 104
1955, 103–4
1956, 102–3
1957, 102
1958, 101
1959, 100–101
1960, 99–100
1961, 99
1962, 97–98
1963, 96
1964, 95–96
1965, 94
1966, 93–94
1967, 92–93
1968, 91
1969, 90–91
1970, 89–90
1971, 87–88
1972, 86–87
1973, 85–86
1974, 85
1975, 83–85
1976, 81–83
1977, 81
1978, 79–80
1979, 78–79
1980, 76–77
1981, 75–76
1982, 72–75
1983, 70–72
1984, 68–70
1985, 66–68
1986, 64–66
1987, 62–64
1988, 60–62
1989, 58–60
1990, 54–58
1991, 52–54
1992, 50–52
1993, 49–50
1994, 47–49
1995, 45–47
1996, 42–45
1997, 39–42
1998, 35–39
1999, 32–35
2000, 28–32
2001, 26–28
Virginie de Valandraud, 941
Virgin Megastore, 1203
viticulture:
extreme or radical, xiv
Von Neipperg, Stéphane, 1137, 1139
Warion, Bernadette, 1010
weather forecasting, xix
Wertheimer Family, 353
Wilde, Françoise de, 1015
Wilmers, Robert G., 499
Wine Advocate, The (Parker), 9
wine cellars:
humidity level of, 1184
modern methods in, xiv–xvi
temperature of, 1167–68, 1183, 1184
wine critics, role of, xviii–xix
wine futures, 1188–93
custom bottling and, 1193
economic climate and, 1192
limited-production wins and, 1193
winemaking, philosophy of, 20
wine shops, 1202
Xiradakis, Jean-Pierre, 1197
yeasts, 1167, 1168, 1174, 1175
yields, 1167
important vintages, 1030
Yon-Saint-Martin, 1030
Yquem, d’, 14, 1035, 1036, 1037, 1092–97, 1182
ancient vintages, 1096–97
important vintages, 1093–96
Zind-Humbrecht, 1168
Zuger, Jean-Claude, 370
Zuger, Roger, 333