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.