Vintage

1974

Cool

Frost, rain and rot, with one great exception

Rarely declared

End-of-March frost, a cold and wet season and rot at harvest. Very few declared, but Cristal 1974 is extraordinary.

The harvest

Picking began28 September

Frost at the end of March damaged more than 1,500 ha in the Aube and the Montagne de Reims. Rain and rot at harvest.

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