Critics Average score from professional wine critics and publications.
92
/100
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63
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2006
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92/100
Red Bordeaux Blend
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Taster #4288
· Aug 25, 2024
93/100
Still drinking beautifully at 18 years old. Has a couple years of enjoyable drinking left. The balance of the wine is superb, and despite its age, the Col Solare '06 continues to a 45-second+ finish. A great collaboration of he Antinori family and Chateau Ste. Michelle
2006 vintage
Taster #7525
· Apr 24, 2024
95/100
Dark, full bodied, has aged very well, rich fruit, hints of chocolate, smooth mellow tannins, a rare treat.
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Taster #9788
· Feb 19, 2023
Delicious. Perfect!
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Taster #9189
· Dec 3, 2021
90/100
Decanted for an hour. Nose: bright red fruit, earth. Palate: Smooth, low tannins, low acid, blackberry notes. Long finish. Nice drop. Funny also broke the cork!
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Taster #3358
· May 15, 2021
93/100
Un-named Atlanta wine tasting Group : Wine #6 in blind tasting (wines with some age). Notes were poor. Dark black in the glass with slight gradient from rim to center. Blackberry, fig preserves, vanilla (not overdone) and black cherry on nose. Palate had similar flavor profile. Full body, good structure with integrated tannins. Wine has aged extremely well. Guessed Aalto (Ribera Del Deuro) given structure - nice surprise here. 93+/-
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Taster #7016
· Apr 29, 2021
92/100
Exactly the same as my experience in December and January right down to the broken cork. This wine is aging gracefully. I opened the bottle, the cork broke so I decanted through a vinturi. The nose is all fruit, the palate was dark cherry, coffee and earth. The finish is moderate to long.
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Taster #7016
· Jan 8, 2021
92/100
Exactly the same as my experience last month right down to the broken cork. This wine is aging gracefully. I opened the bottle, the cork broke so I decanted through a vinturi. The nose is all fruit, the palate was dark cherry, coffee and earth. The finish is moderate to long.
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Taster #7016
· Dec 17, 2020
92/100
Aging really gracefully. I opened the bottle, the cork broke so I decanted through a vinturi. The nose is all fruit, the palate was dark cherry, coffee and earth. The finish was long and smooth. Served with pork chops stuffed with apples and raisins.
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Taster #9405
· Nov 20, 2020
This wears its 14.5% alcohol well. A full-bodied wine without being too heavy like the 2004 Quilceda that I recently had. It was my last bottle and I wish I had more. I didn't make any precise notes on the nose or the finish, but I do remember the wine gave a lot of pleasure.
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Taster #0096
· Sep 14, 2020
93/100
Consumed with friends at our lake cabin - note from memory. Wonderful balance, showing dark fruit, earthiness and mineral back-bone. Has aged perfectly and is in it's prime drinking window - wonderful Washington wine.
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Taster #0827
· Jan 14, 2020
93/100
Delicious! Great time to drink!
2006 vintage
Taster #6290
· Sep 15, 2019
92/100
This wine is still developing, maybe in the early stages of midlife maturity. Very balanced. Clear, dark ruby color, no signs of bricking. Pronounced aromas and flavors showing a mix of juicy and ripe black and red fruits, with secondary and tertiary characteristics: ripe blackberry, spicy raspberry, dark cherry, dark chocolate, black coffee, cigar box, and dark mulchy earth. I’m not noticing any dried, stewed, or cooked fruits which leads me to think this still has many more years; oak, …
2006 vintage
Taster #8288
· Jul 3, 2019
92/100
Lovely wine. Bright red fruit, earth, sandalwood, sous bois, and gentle oak tones were articulated in a restrained, almost shy manner. Stylistically, it was powerful and resinous, more savory than fruity, and as the wine came out of its tightly-wrapped shell, it delivered some serious asphalt, incense, and white pepper complexity. I don’t feel it gave everything it has to give, as it was still expanding and developing when I took my last sip at the 5-hour mark. And yet …
2006 vintage
Taster #3278
· Mar 1, 2019
92/100
Very nice and I liked it a lot. Smooth, mellow mid-palate but packed a nice punch on the finish. Nose was classic Bordeaux. Has a few years of great drinking
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Taster #4955
· Jan 27, 2019
After decanting the wine it opened up nicely.
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Taster #2952
· Dec 11, 2018
89/100
This bottle went well with left over stroganoff. My last of thee and probably a good thing. It does not happen for my tastes too often but to me this is past prime. The fruit is becoming a bit pruney. Drink up.
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Taster #6692
· Nov 25, 2018
Passed, should have opened sooner
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Taster #9111
· Nov 12, 2018
89/100
very sweet for WA state
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Taster #9099
· Aug 18, 2018
93/100
popped and put through venturi. Opned in 20 minutes and was eqjual to a 20 year old bordeaux!
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Taster #6555
· Dec 1, 2017
92/100
Smooth and mellow with a long finish. Excellent wine.
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Taster #1473
· Jul 1, 2017
92/100
Wow, this is just getting better and better! This is a very elegant and smooth, I bought 18 of these, and this was lucky 13. Dark ruby colored, with a slight light edge, clear, on the nose was sweet dark fruits, cedar, and a bit of charcoal. On the palate it was dark fruit, with a touch of sweetness (that could be Napa taste if blind), leather, and mushrooms, well integrated quality oak that led into a medium finish. No …
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Taster #5156
· Mar 25, 2017
93/100
Tasted as part of the "50 Years of Ch. Ste. Michelle" seminar at 2017 Taste of Washington. (Four Seasons Seattle) : Tasted as part of the "50 Years of Ch. Ste. Michelle" seminar at 2017 Taste of Washington. Garnet color in the glass; size of the clear meniscus hints at its age. Nose is quite subtle, with earth and sweet fruit to find. Palate is sweet fruit with some black tea; merlot peeking its head out despite only 19 %. …
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Taster #8490
· Mar 24, 2017
91/100
Cork disintegrated while opening the bottle. Thought it was corked but luckily it was okay. Strained and decanted for 2 hours. Dark Garnet in color. This drank better than my last bottle 18 months ago.
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Taster #8653
· Jan 28, 2017
93/100
Needed about two hours to open up. Black raspberry, blackberry, earth, violets, graphite, and licorice on the nose. Black and red cherry, blackberry, earth, licorice, and herbs on the palate. Nice acidity, integrated tannins, medium-long finish. Beautiful silky texture. Delicious wine.
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Taster #2952
· Jan 25, 2017
91/100
Nicely aged WA cabernet. Drinking well now. I plan to hold my last bottle for a year or two.
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