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Note As of late May 2009, Rios has just opened a stylish new tasting room on main street in Calistoga just west of Brannan's Restaurant. We will revisit their tasting room in mid to late 2009 and provide an updated review here. Their wines are bottled under the Solovino label which which literally means "one wine" in Spanish. The story of how they arrived at this name is based on family history...and a horse. Solovino was the name of their grandfather's horse. Their grandfather lived in the Mexican state of Michoacán and one day this horse totally disappeared. A year went by and they just figured they would never see this horse again. Another year went by, then 6 more months and while they were relaxing in their house one day they heard a terrific noise; the front porch swinging doors came crashing open. Here was their missing horse, walking right inside their house and was still attached to its hitching post! All fruit for the wines are sourced from select area vineyards which are under the control of Manuel's vineyard management company. With over 750 acres under his management, he has a rather large selection from which to pull high end grapes. We recently met for a tasting with Rafael, who handles much of the marketing and sales for their fairly new winery. The 2006 Sauvignon Blanc (sourced from Yountville) was aged for 7 months in neutral French Oak and aged sur lie. As a result it has a nice weighty mouth feel. The aromas are all about the fruit - both tropical in nature as well as citrus with a few minerality notes. The palate is well textured and balanced between acidity and fruit. Apple and tangerine flavors linger. The 2005 Cabernet Sauvignon (sourced from Rutherford) was aged for 20 months in French Oak. Delightful fruit driven aromas fill up the glass including blackberry and black cherry. There is just a hint of vanilla and spice from the oak aging. The body is full and very juicy with layered flavors of blackberry, dark chocolate and cassis. The finish is elegant and smooth with structured but delicate tannins. In addition, this wine is priced very reasonably based on the quality. As of press time the wine is mostly distributed within Northern California and the total production is under 1000 cases. You can find their wine locally at JV Warehouse in Napa, the Sunshine Market in St. Helena and the Wine Stop in Calistoga. Visit: www.rioswine.com |
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