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Everything you always wanted to know about
Bordeaux but were afraid to ask.
With 200 portraits of brands
every wine enthusiast should know.
Rolf Bichsel
Best of
BORDEAUX
200 legendary châteaux and their wines
Knowledge | History | Travel
‘Best of Bordeaux'
A publication by VINUM, Europe's wine magazine
©
November 2016, first edition, Intervinum AG, ZUrich
ISBN Print: 978-3-033-05899-6
ISBN E-Book: 978-3-033-05916-0
AUTHOR
Rolf Bichsel
EDITOR
Roland Köhler
PUBLISHER
Intervinum AG, Zurich
Publishing manager: Nicola Montemarano
Assistant/coordinator: Barbara Schroeder
Marketing: Dana Muñoz
Sales: Peter Heer, Catherine Sereno
Assistant/administration: Manuela Deganello
DESIGN, IMAGES AND PRODUCTION
Cover image and graphics concept: Marco Bräm
Translation: Hancock-Hutton, Bordeaux
Photos: Vinmedia, Bordeaux
Production: Hans Graf
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!Bon appétit+ with Bordeaux.
Bordeaux wines are a delight. Discover fine wines from our extensive range of Bordeaux
and en primeur wines, suitable for red meat or hearty dishes. You can find additional wine
recommendations at mondovino.ch. Coop does not sell wine to young people under age
18. Available at large Coop supermarkets and at coopathome.ch and mondovino.ch
Our wine experts recommend:
Pessac-Léognan Grand Vin
Château Haut-Bergey
2011, 75 cl
33.95
(10 cl = 4.53)
Les Tourelles de Longueville
2e Vin du Château Pichon
Baron 2012, 75cl
39.50
(10 cl = 5.27)
Saint-Emilion Grand Cru
Château La Tour Figeac
2012, 75 cl
38.95
(10 cl = 5.19)
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Foreword
I ran aground in Bordeaux in 1986 as a pia-
nist in a jazz club, and stayed on. I wanted
to keep tinkling the ivories and ended up do-
ing so, just di
ff
erently to how I imagined. Be-
cause life sometimes takes us in unexpected
directions, I became a wine writer and my
new home became my subject matter. Ever