Vintage Weather
1986 across the wine world
Every region on record for 1986, read the same way: temperature, rain, harvest timing, and the events that shaped the season.
Temperature
Cold → Hot
Bordeaux
Vintage report → A long hot drought built huge tannin; Cabernet on the Left Bank triumphed.
Burgundy
Vintage report → A rainy, rot-plagued season made soft, easy-drinking reds and fast-maturing whites.
Rhône Valley
Vintage report → Warm summer promise was undercut by September rain and rot.
Barolo
Vintage report → A devastating spring hailstorm halved yields but spared elegant wine.
Napa Valley
Vintage report → Cool start, warm September; mild, easy-drinking Cabernets.