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Tamarack Merlot
Tamarack Cellars
United States - Washington - Columbia Valley

This Merlot shows notes of baked almond and coconut on the nose followed by savory capers and fennel. The palate is bold and complex, offering smokey notes of prosciutto and kalamata tapenade.

Specifications
Appellation
Columbia Valley
Wine Type
Red
Varietal(s)
90% Merlot, 8% Cabernet Franc, 2% Cabernet Sauvignon (2016)
Vinification
Crushed gently and dropped by gravity into 1.5 ton bins, cold soaked 48 hours minimum, then inoculated with a variety of yeasts, hand-punched and pressed directly to barrel where the wine finishes both primary and secondary fermentations. The individual lots of wine that comprise the Merlot are kept separate for at least 12 months before they are blended. Aged 19 months in oak.

Reviews and News

2013 Tamarack Columbia Valley Merlot - 88 PTS - VINOUS

2013 Tamarack Columbia Valley Merlot - 88 PTS - VINOUS

vinous logo 250"Dark, bright red. Enticing floral lift to the aromas of cherry, cocoa powder, mint and menthol. Lovely rose petal perfume adds sex appeal to the concentrated cherry and dark raspberry fruit. Juicy, pure, persistent wine given shape by firm acidity. - Stephen Tanzer"
- Vinous (November 2015), 88 pts

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2012 Tamarack Columbia Valley Merlot - 91 PTS - WS

2012 Tamarack Columbia Valley Merlot - 91 PTS - WS

wine spectator 91 pts"Rich, ripe and expressive, not heavy but bursting with complex coffee and sassafras overtones to the dark berry and plum fruit. Has depth and lingers easily. Best from 2016 through 2022.—H.S."

 - Wine Spectator Insider (July 15th 2015), 91 pts

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Producer Information: Tamarack Cellars

At Tamarack Cellars, the focus is handcrafting pleasantly balanced wines, offered at a fair price. Danny Gordon, now the official “Maker of Wine”, was hired on a year after Ron ...
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