Tamarack Cellars was founded in 1998 by Ron and Jamie Coleman and is dedicated to the production of small lot, hand-crafted wines from select vineyards in the Walla Walla Valley, Rattle Snake Hills, Horse Heaven Hills, Wahluke Slope, Yakima Valley, Red Mountain and Columbia Valley appellations. The winery is located in a restored WW II fire station and barracks at the Walla Walla Airport Complex. This Firehouse Red is a blend of almost equal parts of Cabernet Sauvignon, Syrah and Merlot with a bit of Cabernet Franc and aged in new (40 percent) and used oak barrels from the United States, France and Hungary. This wine made the Wine Spectator "Top 100" list in the 2004 publication. The color is a deep ruby red with crimson highlights. In the nose is sweet raspberry, current, spice and some toasty oak. This is a polished wine with red plums and figs combined with red fruit and vanilla. The palate is quite elegant and rich and the smooth tannins ad great depth and length. This wine has cellared well over the past 4 years. The current vintage (2006) of the Tamarack Firehouse Red is available at Pete's Wine Shop for about $16.
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