Hello All! I hope you’ve had a great weekend and are getting ready for Christmas! A friend recently asked me if I’d be interested in a really good Cabernet Sauvignon from Washington state. Why yes, good friend Ron, yes I would most definitely be interested. Some friends and I enjoyed the 2016 Col Solare Red Mountain Cabernet Sauvignon on Thanksgiving (yeah that’s how behind I am…not in drinking wine, just documenting it). Col Solare is a partnership between two wine producers: Tuscany’s Marchesi Antinori and Washington State’s Chateau Ste. Michelle. They make a great partnership as evidenced by this wine. It was an outstanding smooth-drinking Cab. I’d let it breathe of course, then I could taste hints of chocolate, vanilla, some currant and even maybe a little coffee with no taste really overpowering the others. This is another Cab that I would recommend with red meat, chicken and rich foods, but would be a great drinking Cab on its own. It is made up of 94% Cabernet Sauvignon and 6% Cab Franc grapes. The Col Solare website does offer locations where to find it including grocery stores and restaurants. I didn’t find it at the Kroger grocery store where it listed it, but I did find it at Buon Vino, a local wine bar and distributor in Plano, Texas. This is a more expensive wine at around $70-$80 per bottle. Stay tuned for the Christmas shopping guide providing suggestions for many varietals and prices – I promise I will get it out there prior to the 2019 Christmas. ?
https://www.colsolare.com/find_our_wine
