Vintage

2007

Cool

A hot April, a cloudy summer and an early harvest

Rarely declared

An exceptionally hot April pushed flowering three weeks ahead, then one of the cloudiest summers on record and a wet August. Chardonnay was the most consistent.

The harvest

Picking began23 August (first villages)

April averaged 5.6 °C above normal. Over 100 mm of rain in August at Jacquesson. Summer hail, including the southern Aube. Potential alcohol 9.5–9.7 per cent, acidity 8–8.3 g/l.

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