When things turn out right for Bordeaux, as they frequently do, its wines are sublime. They inspire many thousands of tributes, from Samuel Pepys’ succinct reviews to the most rhapsodic of Michael Broadbent’s tasting notes – in short, over 300 years of wine writing. On Bordeaux is a collection of the best bits, from our best-loved wine writers, critics and commentators, set around 10 of the themes that make Bordeaux tick. Contributions from Stephen Browett, Margaret Rand, James Lawther MW, Cyril Ray, Nicholas Faith, Cyril Ray, Gerald Asher, Neal Martin, David Peppercorn MW, Edmund Penning-Rowsell, James Seely, Steven Spurrier, Edith Somerville, Martin Ross, Elin McCoy, Simon Gotelee, Jane Anson, Joan Littlewood, Michael Broadbent, Jane Anson, Margaret Rand, Nicholas Faith, Cyrus Redding, Joseph-François Audibert, Nicholas Faith, Stephen Brook, Andrew Caillard MW, Edmund Penning-Rowsell, Charles Ludington, Giles MacDonogh, Michael Schuster and George Saintsbury