COL SOLARE
Location: United States, Washington State, Columbia Valley ITA


When two world famous wineries merge, great things can happen. Col Solare was created when the Antinori family (one of the most famous families of Tuscany) and Chateau St. Michelle came together to form a winery. Starting with their first vintage in 1995, Col Solare’s mission has been to amalgamate these two distinct viticultural and winemaking backgrounds to create a fantastic Cabernet Sauvignon-based red wine from choice Red Mountain fruit. The result is one of the finest and most consistent Washington Red blend.

Col Solare makes only two wines. Their signature blend, Col Solare, is typically made from around 70 percent Cabernet, depending on the vintage. Their second wine is called Shining Hill and is better than many Washington winery's first wines. In my past few visits to the winery I have been able to sample multiple vintages of Col Solare. The 2006 and 2007 vintages continue to impress, even though they’re approaching the 10 year mark. The big recent heavyhitter is the 2012 which should be on the shelves currently. Below are the wines we recently tasted from Col Solare, one of Washington's best.


Vintage Wine Name Color Rating
2000 COL SOLARE Red Wine, Columbia Valley wine 92
2005 COL SOLARE Red Wine, Columbia Valley wine 95
2006 COL SOLARE Red Wine, Columbia Valley wine 95
2007 COL SOLARE Red Wine, Columbia Valley wine 95
2008 COL SOLARE Red Wine, Columbia Valley wine 93
2009 COL SOLARE Red Wine, Columbia Valley wine 94
2012 COL SOLARE Red Wine, Columbia Valley wine 94
2013 COL SOLARE Red Wine, Columbia Valley wine 94
2014 COL SOLARE Red Wine, Columbia Valley wine 95
2015 COL SOLARE Cabernet Franc 'Component Collection' wine 94
2012 COL SOLARE Malbec 'Component Collection' wine 94
2015 COL SOLARE Red Wine 'Component Collection' wine 95
2014 COL SOLARE Red Wine 'Collector's Society' wine 94
2012 COL SOLARE Syrah 'Component Collection' wine 94

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