Vintage

1949

Balanced

Near-perfect balance

Widely declaredExceptional

A cold May, a long flowering and a wet, hail-hit August, then a settled harvest. Wines of near-perfect balance.

The harvest

Picking began19 September

Yield 4,500 kg/ha. Potential alcohol 10.5–11 per cent, acidity 6.5 g/l.

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