Daniel P. Drake

9.4

This was opened a few days back the 2013 Tamarack Cellars Wahluke Slope Cabernet Franc from Walla Walla, Washington.

On the nose is black cherry, blackberry, red plum, green bell pepper, herbaceous and wet gravel.

On the palate is raspberries, strawberry, red plum, black currant, green bell pepper, milk chocolate, fall leaves and crushed gravel.

This wine is medium to full bodied with medium + acidity and medium + firm grippy tannins that gives you a long red fruit crushed gravel finish. This weekend try and do something special with a friend or loved one. Enjoy some wine and some good food and stay healthy and safe. Nostrovia! 🍷🍷🍷🍷 — 2 years ago

Eric Peterson

9.5

Forest floor, sour cherry and fennel on the nose. Dark fruit, light spice and black tea. Smoky oak finish — 4 years ago

Perry Atha

9.3

Great way to start and finish the night- so smooth- paired well with Lobster-!tenderloin - strongly recommend . — 6 years ago

Shelli Mueller

10

The 2016 Merlot is the absolute smoothest Merlot I have ever had! — 7 years ago

Boris Mathiszik

9.0

Good blend, Wahluke Slope always delivers. Curious to see how this wine will evolve as it breathes. 10/5/18 upped the rating to 90pts, cassis and boysenberry balanced with nice acidity. This is a great blend. — 8 years ago

Beau Carson

9.0

Deep, inky, juicy Malbec. Great stuff! — 8 years ago

Mike Searby

9.0

Ripe and sweet blackcurrants. Powerful and long. — 9 years ago

Meli Bee

9.1

Dry fruit. Young tasting. — 3 years ago

with Ron

Andrew Formi

9.0

Thank you Jonathon L . Perfect selection — 4 years ago

Rob Freeborn

9.0

An American Sangiovese from...Washington?? All I can say is “Buy Buy Buy”! — 5 years ago

Michael Seely

9.2

2012 Stone Tree. Very emblematic of a good Malbec. Big full mouth, time to still evolve without wanting. — 7 years ago

with Jeff and Joe

Joe Gillies

9.3

The aromas remind me of a very young modern barolo. Up front in your face tar with secondary aromas of black fruits. BlackBerry, and earthy flavors on the palate. Pnp. Tannins are smooth and drinking well right out of the gates. — 7 years ago

Lenya Ehrmann

9.0

Can hold it's own, but best with steak or hamburgers. — 8 years ago

Tawnia Milligan- Beckwith

10

Amazing! Smooth — 8 years ago

Darren D’Altorio

9.5

Vanilla and tobacco backed up by huge jammy notes of berry and plumb. Great tannins and long finish. Beautiful wine. — 3 years ago

Nagib Nasr

9.1

Not so bad — 3 years ago

Mary Bell

9.0

Nice and balanced — 5 years ago

Daniel Thomas Williams

9.2

4rth of July — 6 years ago

David Shaw

9.1

I love this wine, year after year. Densely extracted, deep purple-red. White pepper, black currant, mint, mushroom (well, Chinese black fungus is better, but not so familiar to most, so close enough) and other herbal notes in nose. White pepper, berry, maybe blackberry flavors, soft mouthfeel, tart seed bitterness, berry in finish. Some skin astringency and white pepper in aftertaste. Love the complexity; flavors are expressive and varietally on point. I’m not sure if further flavor integration with aging is possible, nor if further aging can improve on the current acid-alcohol-tannin balance. But that may just reflect the fact I drink up my wines too quickly to age them sufficiently. After their Jongleur-Petit Verdot, this is my favorite red of theirs. Also note how different the tasting notes are for this vs. a year ago. Is it just me, or are the wine dynamics really changing that much? — 7 years ago

Verity King

9.5

Extremely drinkable, rich and bold flavors, strong jam, smooth finish. Love this! — 8 years ago