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Sonoma 1986 Chardonnay

Source-supported draft: Sonoma Chardonnay 1986 is Very Good, with useful mature benchmark context but less direct evidence than 1985 or the strongest late-1980s years. Mature bottles are condition-led buys.

88 - Very Good
Score88
ConfidenceGood
MaturityMature
Window1989-1998

Vivintage verdict

Very Good

Source-supported draft: Sonoma Chardonnay 1986 is Very Good, with useful mature benchmark context but less direct evidence than 1985 or the strongest late-1980s years. Mature bottles are condition-led buys.

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