Red Burgundy - 1947
Meteorological data: excellent weather conditions. Warm summer. Harvest status: from September 16th. Abundance: grapes are scarce. Quality: high natural degree; perfect health. Grapes chockfull of sugar. Capricious, lengthy fermentation in very hot weather. Overall quality of the vintage: very good. Ripe wines, immediate charm, but also with good ageing potential: some may still be good. White Burgundy - 1947
Harvest status: very good weather conditions, early ripening. Overall quality of the vintage: very good. Rich and round wines that develop fast; almost all were drunk young. They can still be delicious. Red Bordeaux - 1947
Meteorological data: late and favourable spring. Warm summer. An almost tropical climate. Harvest status: Dates: from September 19th. Quality: extremely high sugar content, and grapes almost too ripe. Vinification made difficult by the heat. Overall quality of the vintage: excellent. Generous, supple, ripe and fleshy wines. Often marked by acidity, they are nonetheless rich and heady. Best drunk now, before the acidity dominates. Bordeaux White - 1947
Meteorological data: Hot summer Overall quality of the vintage: Very good. Delicate and ripe wines, which can still be good.
Syrupy Bordeaux - 1947
Meteorological data: great heat at harvest time. Harvest status: Dates: from 15 September. Overall quality of the vintage: Excellent. A very great year, rich and ripe. Superb wines, but which can sometimes have a touch of acidity. Champagne - 1947
Meteorological data: very fine summer, with record sunshine in August. Excellent conditions for the harvest. Harvest status: Dates: early harvest, from September 5th. Abundance: lower than average volume due to the lack of rain. Overall quality of the vintage: very good. Rich, captivating and delicately fruity wines which have kept well. Rhone Valley - 1947
Meteorological data: very sunny year. Good harvest conditions. Harvest status: Dates: early harvest. Quality: very good. Grapes ripen perfectly, naturally high in alcohol. Overall quality of the vintage: very good. Some fine, generous and captivating wines, well constituted and with good ageing potential. Still enjoyable today. Jura - 1947
Meteorological data: mild winter, without frost or snow, followed by a fine and early spring. Good flowering. Dry and warm weather until autumn. Harvest status: Dates: early harvest. Quality: good. Vinification made difficult by the heat. Overall quality of the vintage: very fine. Well-balanced wines and good acidity. Complex bouquet. Considerable ageing potential. Loire Wine - 1947
Meteorological data: a sunny year. Good conditions for the harvest. Quality: excellent grapes.