Vins de l'année

French · wines of the year

Vins de l'année are wines of the latest harvest used in a blend; the Comité Champagne credits them with freshness and vivacity.1

They are the counterpart of vins de réserve, wines from earlier harvests kept for later blends.1 A blend may draw on one or more varieties and crus, or on wines of a single year for a vintage.2 Vintage Champagne excludes reserve wines.3

Under EU rules a vintage year may appear on the label only if at least 85% of the grapes were harvested in that year.4 See assemblage, non-vintage and vintage.

See also

Vin de réserveGlossaryAssemblageGlossaryNon-vintage (sans année)StylesVintage (millésime)Styles

Sources

  1. Comité Champagne (champagne.education). Fiche Élaboration du Champagne (FR) (2024-05)
  2. Comité Champagne (champagne.fr). Blending
  3. Cahier des charges de l'AOP « Champagne » - modifications approved by the INAO national committee on 11 September 2024 (national opposition procedure text) (2024-09-11)
  4. EUR-Lex. Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2019/33 (consolidated text), Articles 47, 48, 49, 53, 54 and Annex III Part A (2023-12-08)

Facts checked on 2026-10-19