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Sonoma 1988 Chardonnay

Source-supported draft: Sonoma Chardonnay 1988 is Excellent at top Kistler level, but mature-bottle buying should stay producer-specific. Do not generalise this to all California Chardonnay.

90 - Excellent
Score90
ConfidenceGood
MaturityMature
Window1991-2000

Vivintage verdict

Excellent

Source-supported draft: Sonoma Chardonnay 1988 is Excellent at top Kistler level, but mature-bottle buying should stay producer-specific. Do not generalise this to all California Chardonnay.

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