Awards
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Cougar Crest Winery is an estate winery located in Walla Walla, Washington. The “Estate Grown” designation is an important feature of our winery. In order to qualify for this closely regulated designation, our wines are made from grapes grown in our own vineyards and fermented, aged and bottled at our family winery. Estate grown wines deliver unsurpassed quality and consistency from year to year.
— Deborah Hansen, Winemaker
— David Hansen, Vineyard and Winery Manager
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2002 Walla Walla Valley Estate Grown Syrah
- 94 Points Wine Spectator
- Ranked #33 Top 100 Wines of the World by Wine Spectator
- 2004 Concordance Award (Unanimous Gold) atIndy International
- 2004 Gold at Washington State Wine Competition
- 2004 Gold at International Eastern WineCompetition
2003 Walla Walla Valley Estate Grown ReserveCabernet Sauvignon
- 93 Points Wine Spectator
- Top 100 Cabernet Sauvignon Producers, Wine Spectator
2006 Walla Walla Valley Estate Grown CabernetSauvignon
- 93 Points Wine Spectator
- 2009 Double Gold at International Eastern Wine Competition
- 2009 Double Gold at Seattle Wine Awards
- 2009 Double Gold Wine Press Northwest
- 2009 Gold at Long Beach Grand Cru
2005 Walla Walla Valley Estate Grown Reserve Syrah
- 93 Points Wine Spectator
- 91 points Wine Advocate
- 2009 Double Gold Wine Press Northwest
- 2009 Double Gold at Los Angeles InternationalWine Competition
- 2009 Gold at Florida International Wine Competition
2005 Walla Walla Valley Estate Grown Cabenet Franc
- 93 Points Wine Spectator
- Gold at Long Beach Grand Cru
- Gold at Northwest Wine Summit
2003 Walla Walla Valley Estate Grown Reserve Syrah
2006 Walla Walla Valley Estate Grown CabernetFranc
- 92 Points Wine Spectator
- 2009 Double Gold International Eastern WineCompetition
- 2009 Double Gold Florida International WineCompetition
- 2009 Gold at Pacific Rim Wine Competition
2006 Walla Walla Valley Estate Syrah
- 92 Points WIne Spectator
- 2010 Double Gold Riverside International
- 2009 Double Gold Wine Press Northwest
- 2010 Gold Seattle Wine Awards
- 2009 Gold Grand Harvest Awards
2001 Walla Walla Valley Estate Grown Cabernet Sauvignon
- 91 Points Wine Spectator
- 2003 Best of Class at Los Angeles County FairWine Competition
- 2003 Best Cabernet Sauvignon of Show
- 2003 Gold at Los Angeles County Fair WineCompetition
2005 Walla Walla Valley Estate Grown Merlot
- 91 Points Wine Spectator
- 2007 Gold, Grand Award of Excellence & BestOverall Merlot at Seattle Wine Competition
2006 Walla Walla Valley Estate Grown Merlot
- 91 Points Wine Spectator
- 2009 Unanimous Gold Chairman's Award atRiverside International Wine Competition
- Double Gold Wine Press Northwest
- 2009 Gold at Seattle Wine Awards
- 2009 Silver at Los Angeles International Wine &Spirits Competition
2007 Walla Walla Valley Estate Grown Viognier
- 91 Points Wine Spectator
- 2009 Silver at Florida International Wine Competition
- 2009 Silver at Grand Harvest Awards
2003 Walla Walla Valley Estate Grown CabernetSauvignon
- 90 Points Wine Spectator
- Top 100 Cabernet Sauvginon Producers, WineSpectator
- 2006 Double Gold Wine Press Northwest
- 2006 Gold at Indy International Wine Competition
2005 Walla Walla Valley Estate Grown Syrah
- 90 Points Wine Advocate
- 2008 Platinum Wine Press Northwest
- 2009 Outstanding Seattle Wine Awards
- 2008 Gold at Washington State WineCompetition
- 2009 Silver at Riverside International WineCompetition
2002 Walla Walla Valley Estate Grown Merlot
- 90 Points Wine Spectator
- 2004 Best of Class at Hilton Head WineCompetition
- 2004 Gold at Hilton Head Wine Competition
- 2004 Gold at Northwest Wine Summit
2006 Walla Walla Valley Estate Grown Anniversary Cuvee
- 90 Points Wine Spectator
- 2009 Platinum Wine Press Northwest
- 2009 Gold San Francisco International
- 2009 Silver Pacific Rim International
- 2009 Silver Indy International Wine Competition
- 2009 Silver Washington State Wine Competition
2003 Walla Walla Valley Estate Grown Merlot
- 90 Points Wine Spectator
- 2006 Platinum Wine Press Northwest
- 2006 Chairman's Best of Class & Gold at Long Beach Grand Cru
2003 Walla Walla Valley Estate Grown Anniversary Cuvee
- 90 Points Wine Spectator
- 2006 Gold at Washington State Wine Competition
- 2006 Silver at Long Beach Grand Cru
2002 Walla Walla Valley Estate Grown Cabernet Franc
- 90 Points Wine Spectator
- 2004 Gold at Indy International
- 2004 Gold at West Coast Wine Competition
- 2004 Gold at Washington State Wine Competition
2005 Walla Walla Valley Estate Grown Anniversary Cuvee
- 90 Points Wine Spectator
- 2008 Gold at Washington State Wine Competition
- 2008 Gold at Indy International Wine Competition
2004 Cougar Crest Syrah
- 90 Points Wine Spectator
- 2007 Silver at Grand Harvest Awards
- 2008 Silver at San Diego Wine Competition
2003 Walla Walla Valley Estate Grown Cabernet Franc
2006 Walla Walla Valley Estate Grown Viognier
- 90 Points Wine Spectator
- 2008 Gold at Grand Harvest Award
2002 Walla Walla Valley Estate Grown Cabernet Sauvignon
- 89 Points Wine Spectator
- Gold at Washington State Wine Competition
- Gold at Northwest Wine Summit
Dedication Two
2005 Walla Walla Valley Estate Grown Viognier
- 88 Points Wine Spectator
- 2006 Silver at Long Beach Grand Cru
- 2006 Silver at Indy International
2005 Washington State Vivace
- 2006 Silver at Indy International
2006 Walla Walla Valley Estate Grown Syrah
- 2009 Double Gold Wine Press Northwest
Dedication One
- 2007 Double Gold at West Coast Wine Competition
- 2007 Silver at Washington State Wine Competition
- 2007 Silver at International Eastern Wine Competition
- 2007 Silver at Grand Harvest Awards
Dedication Three
- 2009 Gold at Riverside International Wine Competition
- 2009 Silver at Pacific Rim International Wine Competition
- 2009 Silver at Washington State Wine Competition
2003 Walla Walla Valley Estate Grown Syrah
- 2006 Gold at Washington State Wine Competition
- 2006 Silver at Indy International
- 2006 Silver at San Fransico International