Tamarack Cellars

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Country of Origin: USA
Location: Walla Walla, Washington
People: Danny Gordon, Winemaker

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Tamarack Cellars 2020 Cabernet Franc, Columbia Valley Login In Stock
Tamarack Cellars 2019 Cabernet Sauvignon, Columbia Valley Login WS 90 JD 92 WA 90 In Stock
Tamarack Cellars 2019 Merlot, Columbia Valley Login <1 Case
Tamarack Cellars 2020 Merlot, Columbia Valley Login In Stock
Tamarack Cellars 2021 'Firehouse Red' Columbia Valley Login In Stock

Whether it’s their highly acclaimed Firehouse Red or one of their limited-production single vineyard reserve blends, Tamarack’s wines offer a delicious expression of Washington vineyards’ style and elegance. Founded 20 years ago in Walla Walla, Washington, Tamarack Cellars helped forge what was to become one of the Northwest’s premier vineyard growing regions.

Founded in 1998 by Ron and Jamie Coleman, Tamarack Cellars’ first vintage consisted of 300 cases of Merlot. The goal was to make elegant, balanced, delicious wines and offer them at a fair price. Years later, the focus remains the same. Danny Gordon began working for Ron in 1999. Today, Danny is the winemaker, consistently crafting award winning wines sourced from some of the best vineyards in Washington. Tamarack buys grapes from select vineyards in Walla Walla Valley, Yakima Valley, Red Mountain and Columbia Valley. The wines are made barrel by barrel. The winery is located in a restored WW II fire station and barracks at the Walla Walla Airport Complex.

The winery was named for the Tamarack tree, stately conifers which range from the Pacific Northwest to the Canadian Maritimes. Distinguished by cones resembling tiny roses, and shedding its needles after harvest, Tamarack means “wood used for snowshoes” in the Algonquin language. The Tamarack is a symbol for the land on which the grapes are grown and an emblem of the adventurous spirit and vision to make world-class wines in this unspoiled part of America.

Jen Dunnuck, Wine Advocate 6/2013
"Located in Walla Walla and founded in 1998 by Ron and Jamie Colman, with the wines now made by Danny Gordan, this first-rate estate fashions classic, age-worthy wines that over deliver for the price. While I tasted the majority of the bottled wines in Colorado, all of the reserve efforts were tasted from barrel during my visit to the winery. This is an estate to watch, and I came away more than a little impressed."


Voted Winery of the Year by Wine & Spirits in 2009
Firehouse Red Voted Top 100 Wines of 2010 for Wine Spectator
Columbia Valley Cabernet Voted Top 100 Wines of 2011 for Wine Spectator


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Reviews

  • Tamarack 2019 Cabernet Sauvignon, Columbia Valley
    The Wine Spectator
    Rating: 90 (5/31/2022)

    Straightforward and appealing for its black currant, espresso and tobacco accents, which finish with snappy tannins. Drink now through 2029.
  • Tamarack 2019 Cabernet Sauvignon, Columbia Valley
    Jeb Dunnuck
    Rating: 92 (7/9/2022)

    More cassis, creamy oak, violets, and toasted bread and spicy notes emerge from the 2019 Cabernet Sauvignon, another medium to full-bodied, balanced, elegant wine in the lineup. It has remarkable purity and balanced (especially at the price), ripe tannins, and a kiss of chalky minerality on the finish. It will keep for a decade and is a smoking value in classy Cabernet Sauvignon.
  • Tamarack 2019 Cabernet Sauvignon, Columbia Valley
    The Wine Advocate
    Rating: 90 (5/11/2023)

    Juicy, ripe and focused with expressive red and black fruit tones that sway with delightful brown baking spices, the 2019 Cabernet Sauvignon offers a firm, rocky and floral nose. Medium to full-bodied, the wine shows a balanced structure and succulent acidity. It ends with a bright, red-fruited finish with a lively tannic edge. This wine will remain food-friendly until its 10th birthday. Give it a try.