Millésime d'Or 1968 75cl
This collection and its history are dedicated to connoisseurs, lovers of great wines and beautiful emotions, and both to aesthetes, to explorers of style, those who created legends and good taste, in the world of beautiful things that enchant life.
The Millésimes d’Or collection tells the story of a century of champagne. The Pommery and Heidsieck & C° Monopole champagnes make up the largest part from the collection.
About 1968
Yield
En 1968, le rendement moyen par hectare montre une moyenne peu élevée de 7200 KG/HA.
Flowering
Flowering develops slowly at first then ends quickly with very high temperatures. These highly variable thermal conditions, from the lowest to the highest, had unfortunate repercussions. Coulure, millerandage and a general attack of gray rot due to the heavy rains.
Harvest
The ripening of the grapes in 1968 was one of the most laborious in recent years. The date of the start of the harvest began on October 3 for the black wines and on October 5 for the whites. It was therefore 5 days later than the previous year that the first grapes were picked and crushed.
May 3, 1968
May 68 begins at the Sorbonne
On May 3, 1968, a hundred students occupied the Sorbonne. An event that will mark the beginning of protest movements.
August 27, 1969
Once upon a Time in the West
Released from the Western cult, Once Upon a Time in the West on August 27, 1969.
September 22, 1968
Abu Simbel
September 22, 1968 marks the completion of the relocation of the Abu Simbel temples. An operation piloted by Unesco with the collaboration of 50 countries.
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