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Col Solare 2007 Red Table Wine (Columbia Valley (WA))

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Price $70

An excellent Col Solare; the best yet. It has suppleness and structure, with a panoply of fruits, from cassis to slightly candied cherries. The barrel notes are here in proportion, adding toast and coffee and chocolate, and the tannins are firm and polished. A strong core leads into a tight, confident finish. — P.G. (2/1/2011)

Col Solare 2004 Red Table Wine (Columbia Valley (WA))

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Price $75

Tasted right after bottling, this new release from the high-profile Ste. Michelle/Antinori Red Mountain project may be the finest Col Solare to date. The blend is 80% Cabernet Sauvignon, 17% Merlot, and a splash each of Cabernet Franc and Petite Verdot. Half is Horse Heaven Hills fruit, one quarter Cold Creek and one quarter Wahluke Slope. This is a chewy, muscular… — P.G. (8/1/2007)

Col Solare 2005 Red Table Wine (Columbia Valley (WA))

Price $75

Twenty percent of the fruit in this 2005 comes from Red Mountain grapes—though not yet from the newly planted estate vineyard. Rich, ripe, smooth and supple, this nicely styled blend is packed with good dark fruits and sweet berry jam flavors. It’s supple and muscular, with well-modulated tannins, and layered flavors of earth, soy and black tea. — P.G. (12/31/2008)

Col Solare 1999 Red (Columbia Valley (WA))

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Price $70

This partnership between Chateau Ste. Michelle and Antinori is always a quality wine. The ’99 is a blend of 70% Cabernet Sauvignon, 25% Merlot, 3% Syrah and 2% Malbec. The classic cassis and chocolate aromas have an accent of caramel. Flavors include intense black currants and a touch of spice. The wine is as elegant as it is deep, with a long, complex finish… — C.S. (12/31/2002)

Col Solare 2006 Red (Columbia Valley (WA))

Price $70

Col Solare, the collaboration between Ste. Michelle and Antinori, brought in the first estate grapes this year, but it will be awhile before it becomes an estate wine. The current vintage uses five varieties from a half dozen vineyards scattered across four different AVAs. It’s soft, fruity and open, with a firm core of black fruits wrapped into lightly smoky… — P.G. (3/1/2010)

Col Solare 2008 Red (Columbia Valley (WA))

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Price $70

Vineyard sources for Col Solare are evolving as the recently planted estate vineyard comes into bearing. This vintage incorporates fruit from several Red Mountain vineyards, though not Col Solare itself, along with lots from elsewhere around the state. Toasty and full-bodied, two-thirds Cabernet, the rest Merlot, Cab Franc and Syrah, this is a nicely blended wine… — P.G. (12/15/2011)

Col Solare 2003 Red Table Wine (Columbia Valley (WA))

Price $70

This wine, though a step up from recent vintages, continues the brand’s reputation as an underperformer. This is a well-made, Cabernet-dominated blend with black cherry, sweet chocolate, soft tannins and a streak of licorice down the middle. — P.G. (12/31/2006)

Col Solare 2008 Shining Hill Red Wine (Columbia Valley (WA))

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Price $45

This is the second label for Col Solare, the Ste. Michelle/Antinori collaboration on Red Mountain. A fine bottle for the price, it shows the same elegance and supple texture as the frontline wine. Black cherry, blueberry, mocha and smoke swirl over and around the palate. Only in the finish does it seem to fade quickly, with a very slight suggestion of glue in the… — P.G. (7/1/2011)

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