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ColdCoolAverageWarmHot Very dryDryNormalWetVery wet 191119491975199520072019 1914 · Warm Harvested under gunfire, ripe fruit met razor-sharp acidity. 1921 · Warm Spring frost cut the crop, then a hot summer ripened it beautifully. 1928 · Average Frost trimmed the crop but a fine ripening season built structure. 1929 · Warm Sun, heat and timely rain gave 1929 remarkable ripeness and structure. 1934 · Warm A big, ripe harvest arrived just as demand collapsed. 1937 · Average A balanced year, neither too hot nor too cool, built for elegance. 1943 · Warm A dry, sun-favored season gave wartime Champagne rare concentration. 1945 · Warm Frost and disease cut the crop, but the driest year since 1873 concentrated it. 1947 · Hot Record sunshine and heat made 1947 rich, ripe, and low in acid. 1949 · Average Hail and millerandage cut yields, but a dry finish gave rare balance. 1952 · Cool A cooler season built fine acidity and refined, elegant Champagne. 1955 · Average May frost trimmed some growths, but a sunny harvest brought an ample crop. 1959 · Hot Frost and hail early, then relentless heat and drought built rare power. 1961 · Warm Late frost slashed yields, then a hot dry summer concentrated the rest. 1964 · Hot A hot, dry season delivered ripe, full-bodied Champagne. 1966 · Cool Frost and a wet summer nearly ruined it, but a sunny fall saved the harvest. 1971 · Cool Frost and hail nearly wrecked it, but a hot September saved elegant wine. 1973 · Hot An extremely hot, dry summer produced rich, remarkably balanced wines. 1975 · Warm A hot summer then wet September delayed harvest but built firm structure. 1976 · Hot The hottest European summer on record made rich, soft, early-picked wine. 1979 · Cool A cool, frost-touched season still produced Champagne's largest-ever harvest. 1982 · Warm A warm, sunny summer combined with record yields without losing quality. 1983 · Average Heat waves and heavy rain tested growers, but yielded a huge, healthy crop. 1985 · Cool A brutal winter freeze cut yields, but a cool season kept the wine precise. 1988 · Cool Mild, measured ripening produced fresh, taut, remarkably age-worthy wine. 1989 · Hot April frost cut some vines, then relentless summer heat made lush, ripe wine. 1990 · Hot Champagne's sunniest summer since 1950 built exceptional ripeness and power. 1992 · Hot A long, hot summer with isolated hail produced ripe, high-acid fruit. 1995 · Warm A hot, stormy year gave forward, generous wines with soft acidity. 1996 · Average A wild, see-saw season produced Champagne's rare high-sugar, high-acid marvel. 1997 · Warm Frost and rot early on gave way to a hot summer and soft, generous wine. 1998 · Warm Frost, record heat, and heavy rain made a wild, ultimately balanced year. 1999 · Hot The hottest year since 1959 made plush, open, low-acid Champagne. 2000 · Average A rocky July gave way to a warm August that saved a solid, if modest, year. 2002 · Average A near-perfect season with no extremes produced a legendary vintage. 2003 · Hot Frost then a record heatwave made a tiny, opulent, low-acid vintage. 2004 · Cool A cool August rescued by an Indian summer built rare elegance and purity. 2006 · Warm High sugar and low acid made 2006 broad, generous, and best enjoyed young. 2007 · Cool A cool, wet summer produced precise, high-acid, Chardonnay-driven wines. 2008 · Cool A cool, grey season was rescued by a stunning dry September miracle. 2009 · Warm A hot, dry August made rich, plush, early-drinking Champagne. 2012 · Warm Frost, hail and mildew nearly ruined it, then an August heatwave saved it. 2013 · Warm A cold spring delayed everything, but the sunniest summer on record saved it. 2014 · Cool A cool, damp summer was rescued late, giving classically structured wine. 2015 · Hot The hottest season on record brought drought stress and a divisive style. 2016 · Cool Record rain and mildew nearly wrecked it, then August heat saved the crop. 2017 · Warm Frost and rot battered the crop, but ripe Chardonnay pulled through. 2018 · Hot A wet winter fed vines through a record-warm, record-abundant summer. 2019 · Warm Frost and two heatwaves tested the vines, but cool nights kept it fresh. 2020 · Hot Champagne's earliest-ever, hottest-driest harvest came in a pandemic year. 2021 · Cool Frost and historic mildew crushed yields, leaving lean, high-acid wine. 2022 · Hot Officially a solar vintage: warm, healthy, and generously ripe throughout. 2023 · Warm A huge, record-bunched crop whose ripening turned hot, humid and uneven. 2024 · Cool An exceptionally wet, mildew-hit year that gutted yields but kept quality. 2025 · Hot A top-three hottest year with record ripening speed and small, healthy bunches. 1929 · Normal Sun, heat and timely rain gave 1929 remarkable ripeness and structure. 1943 · Very dry A dry, sun-favored season gave wartime Champagne rare concentration. 1945 · Very dry Frost and disease cut the crop, but the driest year since 1873 concentrated it. 1947 · Dry Record sunshine and heat made 1947 rich, ripe, and low in acid. 1959 · Very dry Frost and hail early, then relentless heat and drought built rare power. 1961 · Very dry Late frost slashed yields, then a hot dry summer concentrated the rest. 1964 · Very dry A hot, dry season delivered ripe, full-bodied Champagne. 1966 · Wet Frost and a wet summer nearly ruined it, but a sunny fall saved the harvest. 1969 · Wet (thin record) A wet, mildew-prone spring was salvaged by a dry, well-timed harvest. 1973 · Dry An extremely hot, dry summer produced rich, remarkably balanced wines. 1976 · Very dry The hottest European summer on record made rich, soft, early-picked wine. 1982 · Dry A warm, sunny summer combined with record yields without losing quality. 1983 · Wet Heat waves and heavy rain tested growers, but yielded a huge, healthy crop. 1990 · Dry Champagne's sunniest summer since 1950 built exceptional ripeness and power. 1995 · Wet A hot, stormy year gave forward, generous wines with soft acidity. 1998 · Wet Frost, record heat, and heavy rain made a wild, ultimately balanced year. 1999 · Dry The hottest year since 1959 made plush, open, low-acid Champagne. 2000 · Wet A rocky July gave way to a warm August that saved a solid, if modest, year. 2002 · Normal A near-perfect season with no extremes produced a legendary vintage. 2003 · Very dry Frost then a record heatwave made a tiny, opulent, low-acid vintage. 2007 · Wet A cool, wet summer produced precise, high-acid, Chardonnay-driven wines. 2009 · Dry A hot, dry August made rich, plush, early-drinking Champagne. 2012 · Dry Frost, hail and mildew nearly ruined it, then an August heatwave saved it. 2013 · Dry A cold spring delayed everything, but the sunniest summer on record saved it. 2014 · Wet A cool, damp summer was rescued late, giving classically structured wine. 2015 · Very dry The hottest season on record brought drought stress and a divisive style. 2016 · Very wet Record rain and mildew nearly wrecked it, then August heat saved the crop. 2017 · Wet Frost and rot battered the crop, but ripe Chardonnay pulled through. 2018 · Dry A wet winter fed vines through a record-warm, record-abundant summer. 2020 · Very dry Champagne's earliest-ever, hottest-driest harvest came in a pandemic year. 2021 · Wet Frost and historic mildew crushed yields, leaving lean, high-acid wine. 2022 · Normal Officially a solar vintage: warm, healthy, and generously ripe throughout. 2023 · Wet A huge, record-bunched crop whose ripening turned hot, humid and uneven. 2024 · Very wet An exceptionally wet, mildew-hit year that gutted yields but kept quality. 2025 · Normal A top-three hottest year with record ripening speed and small, healthy bunches.

Dashed: each vintage. Solid: five-year running average of season temperature.

Temperature here is relative to Champagne's own normal, not an absolute scale across regions. Every value comes from that year's own vintage report; a missing value means the report did not describe that part of the season, not that nothing happened.