The 1968 vintage in Bordeaux was particularly affected by 2 months without sunshine and drenched with torrential rains, and only the Graves terroir (very well drained) and Château Pétrus (through drastic grape selection) were able to make the best of a difficult harvest. The other wines being rather thin and acidic, including among the classified growths. The Sauternes wines of 1968 were not spared either, as Botrytis progressed very rapidly on grapes that were not yet mature, and all the classified growths of Sauternes were declassified. It should be noted that Burgundy wines were not spared in this 1968 vintage either, as no wine from 1968 was bottled at the Domaine de la Romanée-Conti. No Hospices de Beaune sale took place for the 1968 vintage either (cancelled as too mediocre, as in 1910 and 1956). In 1968, the Rhône Valley vineyard produced a poor vintage in both white and red wines, and the Champagne vines were affected by grey rot, resulting in flat, acidic and poorly structured wines. In conclusion, the 1968 vintage is generally considered a very poor year in France, but a few successes in Port or Sherry from 1968 may offer some consolation.