Champagne Vintages

Question 1

1906

Answer 1

Superb vintage
Overcame both frost and hail
Warm sunny harvest

Question 2

1914

Answer 2

Wartime vintage
Good bud break
Drawn out flowering
Low yield due to coulure and mildew
Majority harvested by women children and elderly

Question 3

1928

Answer 3

Frost and hail in early spring
Good and protracted flowering
Harvest began late and finished under rain

Question 4

1942

Answer 4

Frost damage in early may
Great flowering
Mildew rot in Marne
Good and solid vintage

Question 5

1945

Answer 5

Unusually odd growing season
Sever frost black rot / grey rot
Quality was considered exceptional

Question 6

1947

Answer 6

Unusually early growing season
Harvest was earliest dating back to 1893
Flowering was fast and yields were low
Harvest in September and quality is high

Question 7

1952

Answer 7

Average vintage
Late onset of rot in August
Led to rushed harvest in September with unfavorable conditions
Average yields

Question 8

1953

Answer 8

Frost in May and poor weather during flowering reduced yields
Condition improved late in harvest
Late rain caused bloating
Great vintage

Question 9

1955

Answer 9

Significant frost in may
Flowering and fruit set were good
Long growing season
October harvest
One of the 50s best

Question 10

1959

Answer 10

Large racy wines
Good vine / fruit health into Sept
Great crop and solid harvest