Brian Carter Cellars Solesce, Columbia Valley, USA

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The 2006 Solesce is another Bordeaux-style blend made up of 59% Cabernet Sauvignon, 20% Merlot, 10% Cabernet Franc with the balance Petit Verdot and Malbec. It is a bigger, more structured wine with aromas of toasty oak, Asian spices, a hint of balsamic, black currant, and blackberry. Medium to full-bodied with plenty of volume and ripe, fine-grained tannin, it will offer prime drinking from 2013 to 2026. Brian Carter’s motto is “A passion for the art of blending”. Each of the following wines (but one) is composed of several grape varieties selected from multiple vineyards and AVAs. Tel. (425) 806-WINE; www.briancartercellars.com

The extra time has helped to unwrap what must have been an exceedingly compact wine, but it still needs to be decanted and/or cellared further. The black fruits are subservient to the dense, tarry tannins. Everything is ripe, but ripe as fine Bordeaux is ripe, with earth and bark and herb still prominent. ——P.G.(9/1/2011)—— 91