Tamarack Cabernet Sauvignon 06
From the winery: Powerful and full bodied with ripe and rich flavors of dark blackberry and chocolate layered with the spicy notes of new French oak. Of all the Tamarack reds, this shows the most length, complexity and balance.
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For the 01 vintage: Wine Spectator rating 90 points: "Broad and generous, rich with blueberry, currant, and coffee flavors, picking up hints of spice, dusky herbs and cream as the flavors linger. Best from 2006 through 2012." H.S.
Wine Press NW rated "Outstanding"! "Loaded with aromas of rich berries, light oak and chocolate and bold yet elegant flavors of black cherries and a lingering finish."
Wine Press NW says: "Ron Coleman describes this as one of his best wines yet. If he's right, this is one amazing wine because Coleman has released one outstanding effort after another. This is his third consecutive Cab that has earned our top rating, and it's loaded with aromas of rich berries, light oak and chocolate and bold yet elegant flavors of black cherries and a lingering finish."
Blend and Vineyard Sources:
81% Cabernet Sauvignon - 33% DuBrul Vineyard (Yakima Valley), 24% Seven Hills Vineyard (Walla Walla Valley), 16% Stellar Vineyard (Walla Walla Valley), 8% Kiona Vineyard (Red Mountain). 12% Merlot - 7% Walla Walla Valley, 3% Red Mountain, 2% Yakima Valley. 7% Cabernet Franc - Walla Walla Valley.
Analysis:
pH - 3.64
Total Acidity - 0.58
Alcohol - 13.91
Cooperage:
65% new oak, the majority of oak French with a compliment of American and a small amount of Hungarian oak. All the barrels are chosen from select coopers and the oak is from a wide variety of forests.
Winemaking:
Crushed gently and dropped by gravity into 1.5 ton or smaller bins, cold soaked a minimum of 48 hours, then inoculated with a variety of yeasts, hand-punched and pressed directly to barrel where the wine finishes both primary and secondary fermentations.
Vintage:
Vintages are commonly characterized by some unusual or significant weather event. The year 2000 is most notable for its lack of any extreme weather. It was not too hot or cold, dry or wet, nor short or long in hang time allowance. It was a text book, classic growing season in which perfectly ripe fruit with excellent balance was harvested.
