On May 26, growers in Bordeaux watched helplessly as hail pummeled 13,590 acres, with 7,413 acres suffering more than 80 percent damage. The Entre-Deux-Mers and Pessac-Léognan regions also suffered damage. And Bordeaux wasn't the only region hit. Wine Spectator's Suzanne Mustacich and James Molesworth report.
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