The wine opens with aromas of very dark fruit notes of both blackberry and black currant with a concentrated hint of sage. On the palate, condensed fruit flavors of both black and blue fruit are found, along with notes of understated cedar and dark chocolate. The wine finishes with sapient tannins and a long finish of smooth cigar tobacco.
"Rich and ripe cabernet in the dark-berry zone that really has attractive freshness and intensity to the nose. The palate has a very sleek array of ripe dark plums with a fleshy texture. Ready now."
- James Suckling (July 2019), 91 pts
"Broad and generous, with expressive black cherry, plum, smoke and pepper flavors on a sleek structure, a light veil of tannins wrapping up the long finish. Drink now through 2023. 2,500 cases made. –HS"
- Wine Spectator (Web Only - 2016), 92 pts
"Still seeming to need time to open up and stretch its legs, this wine offers high-toned aromas of graphite, caramel, vanilla and plum. It's full and plush in feel with tart fruit flavors and a finish that glides."
- Wine Enthusiast (March 2016), 92 pts - Editors'Choice
"The outstanding 2013 Cabernet Sauvignon (there’s 5% each of Cabernet Franc and Merlot) gives up lots of leafy herbs, tobacco, cassis and sweet black cherries in a full-bodied, rich, rounded, sexy style that carries notable purity and balance. It will keep for at least a decade."
- Robert Parker's Wine Advocate (Issue #225, June 2016), 90 pts
"Gravelly tannins underlie a plump core of black currant and black plum fruit, with smoky, meaty overtones adding depth to the finish. Finds a deft balance as the aftertaste lingers. Best from 2016 through 2020. 1,500 cases made."
- Wine Spectator (December 2014), 90 pts
"My notes on this wine, which was probably the fifth or sixth wine I’d tasted from them, started with “I love what these guys do.” The 2012 Cabernet Sauvignon is another terrific value that delivers on all counts. Classic in style, with pretty notes of red and black fruits, lead pencil shavings, leafy herbs and hints of spring flowers, it’s ripe, balanced, medium to full-bodied and nicely concentrated, with an endearing, charming profile that keeps you wanting another sip. I’d drink it over the coming 4-7 years, but it will hold longer."
- Robert Parker's Wine Advocate (Issue #219, June 2015), 90 pts
"Blended with 8% Cabernet Franc and 6% Merlot, this wine suggests blackberry seed, plum, cinnamon stick and anise. Abundant blue-fruit flavors show good depth and intensity backed by tannins with a lightly chalky feel."
- Wine Enthusiast (May 2015), 89 pts
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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