Icon Cellars

Wine for the Love of Life, and the Art of Living! ™

32305 NE 8th Street Carnation, WA 98014 U.S.A.

(425) 223-7300

With so many small, boutique Washington wineries who's focus it is to produce fine, hand-crafted artisanal wines, it is difficult to discern where wines of superior quality and exceptional value can truly be found. We at Icon Cellars devote ourselves to producing elegant, "Old World" style wines for those discerning individuals who thoughtfully choose wine to compliment life regardless the occasion… “wines for the love of life and the art of living.”

Dedicated to the art of crafting superior wines meant for a discriminating few, our production levels are thoughtfully and purposefully kept small, allowing greater time and attention to be spent coaxing the fullest and most complete expression of each varietal, while clearly understanding the inherent value in providing exclusive and limited offerings that cannot be acquired by everyone.

Lastly, but no less importantly, it is my goal as Winemaker and owner of Icon Cellars to provide for you unique opportunities to experience and enjoy Icon wines with those; like yourself, who also appreciate wine complemented by fine food, fine art and of course fine music. I will personally look forward to meeting you and welcoming you into our exclusive Icon Circle of friends.

Elephant Mountain Vineyard

Started in 1995 by the Hattrup Family, Elephant Mountain Vineyards is owned and operated by Joe Hattrup.

Elephant Mountain Vineyards is situated on a unique site located high on the southern slopes of the Rattlesnake Ridge at the base of Elephant Mountain, near the center of the new Rattlesnake Hills Appellation in the greater Yakima Valley Appellation.

The vineyard sits on a series of gentle, southern-facing slopes at elevations from 1320 to 1460 ft.  The vineyard is located above the irrigated portion of the beautiful Yakima Valley, and is surrounded by dry land shrub steppe. The vineyard has a unique micro climate, perfect for growing and maturing wine grapes.

The vineyard is drip irrigated from a deep well. The soil profile consists of a sandy silt loam averaging 2 ft. in depth which lays over a gravelly, calcareous sub surface.

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The rocky south facing slopes of Elephant Mountain surrounding the vineyard create a significantly beneficial heat sink. This feature, combined with the elevation, keeps the site warm and dry, day and night, throughout the growing season. This allows for maximum accumulation of heat units, low humidity, few frost and mildew concerns, and moderate daytime highs... all of which reduce heat stress on the foliage and fruit.

A unique advantage due to our elevation, slope and southern exposure is a long frost-free growing season which allows for extended hang time and ideal fruit maturation. Over the past 10 years Elephant Mountain Vineyards frost-free growing season has been, on average, thirty days longer than most vineyard locations in the Columbia Valley.  

The vineyard is comprised of 120 acres. Planting was started in 1998 with additional acreage added yearly. Currently the vineyard has 87 acres planted with 4 Cabernet Sauvignon clones, 3 Syrah clones, Merlot, Sangiovese, Viognier, Cab Franc, Petit Verdot, Mourvedre, and test plots of Marsanne, Roussanne, Tempranillo, Grenache, Malbec, Barbera, Cinsault, Counoise, Dolcetto, Pinot Gris and Carmenere. 

Our focus is on growing high quality grapes. We combine the favorable aspects of our site with drip irrigation and hand harvesting to deliver the high quality grapes our customers desire.

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