Book Review | The Great Wines of Bordeaux with recipes from Star Chefs of the World

Tuesday, November, 9th at 10.10 by Katharine Barrau

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The Great Wines of Bordeaux with recipes from Star Chefs of the World :

Some matches are made in heaven, and tallying fine wine with great dishes is an art form in France. So as well as offering a reverential historical overview of each of the original 1855 giants of wine classification (from Médoc to Sauternes), this stunning book about the most famous wines in the world is dotted with mind-blowing recipes, each newly created by the world’s most decorated chefs.

Chateau Lafite-Rothschild’s 2005 vintage is matched with squab breast thanks to Yannick Alléno from Le Meurice and a sweet Sauternes from Yquem gets a serious partner in Daniel Boulud’s Passion fruit and Vanilla soufflé.

A wine region such as Bordeaux possesses such gravitas in the wine world that any serious tome dedicated to it requires due deference and this weighty tome does just that without veering into sycophancy. Yet while some of the recipes appear to be complicated, instructions are clear and the chance to emulate culinary heroes will have you at the stove in no time.

The food photography is just about the crispest and most enticing that you will ever see, which makes this coffee table book a must-have for any Francophile who believes in the finer things in life.