Rotie Cellars, Southern Blend, Washington

2025 was a bit late to drink the 2014

2014 vintage

Inky, brooding Grenache-based Southern Blend from Rotie Cellars. It's a lovely CDP mimic with red and black fruit flavors, a smoky earthiness, and wonderful spice notes. A lovely floral quality comes out on the finish. The tannins are firm but sweet and there's nice acidity that holds everything together. Very enjoyable now with plenty of life left in it. It can go another 8-10 years.

2019 vintage

As everyone else has noted, in a great place right now, drinking like a nice CdP.

2014 vintage

Absolutely on spot…now, drink this thing.it is beautiful. 10years out for a Grenache is pretty heady. Most French CPDs are lost after 10.

2014 vintage

Definitely faded from peak but still a lot to enjoy. None of that old funk/raisin flavor, but the fruit has faded. I think I enjoyed this more immediately after opening and pouring than I did 90 minutes later with slow ox. Some green pepper, soft and integrated, unconvincing finish. Never really “shows up”.

2007 vintage

Comparable to a bottle on 12/12/21. Good QPR.

2014 vintage

Super forest floor-black raspberry with great depth and mocha-herbal finish. Pretty killer at this point in a nice window.

2014 vintage

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2014 vintage

Nice red fruit and garrigue with a lot of bottle-aged spiciness, held together by woody tannins and good acid. Long finish. Well made and ready to go, if you like them aged.

2014 vintage

Still insanely good juice. Not even close to over the hill. Not flabby in the least.

2014 vintage

one of the better bottles I've had from Rotie. Excellent fruit, Blackfruited but far from Jammy. medium bodied. very mild tannins with a surprising acidity. Tasty bottle. Liked this one a lot more than the 2018 I had.

2019 vintage

On par with any GSM, CdP. Bright red fruits, excellent acidity, long finish.

2019 vintage

Really nice GSM blend. Beautiful fruit, complimented by pleasant floral component.

2019 vintage

a bit flabby and finishes hot. CDP this is not

2014 vintage

Excellent! 1st bottle from Rotie and now planning a visit.

2014 vintage

Excellent wine, full bodied. What I usually expect from Rotie. A more than capable GSM blend. Pleasant notes of the Syrah shine through the Grenache.

2019 vintage

70% Gr./25% Mouv./5% Sy Enjoyable and good QPR. Starts with bright red fruit on the nose and a hint of black pepper, flavors of dark fruit (plum), spices, and black pepper. Reasonable length on the finish. Not overly complex or savory but still good. Don't see any improvement happening. Drink in the mid term.

2014 vintage

This is in a good place. Red fruit on the nose. Palate is a little more complex, with a dark fruit undertone. Just a touch of spice, enough to keep it interesting. Mellow tannins and a decent finish. Seems like it's at its peak, so no need to wait. Good value for the $26 I paid at Last Bottle.

2014 vintage

Washington State Wineries; 9/24/2021-9/29/2021 (Woodinville, WA and Walla Walla, WA) : Nose is dusty and and earthy initially but with some air it gets very floral with violets, red berries and ripe plums. Palate is ripe and lifted with more red berries and violets. None of the fatness that GSMs can have sometimes. Really great for drinking with cured meats and cheeses.

2019 vintage

My last of 4 bottles that I purchased from Garagiste. My previous bottle was 2 years ago, and I really enjoyed it. But this bottle seemed over the hill with the fruit tasting stewed. No rating.

2014 vintage

Fantastic. Soft but dry, acidic beauty.

2014 vintage

Tasted in their vineyard tasting room in a full glass pour. Appearance: medium ruby/purple. No gas or sediment, medium(-) tearing Nose: medium(+) intensity ripe raspberry, candied cherry, and some dark funkyness. Some lighter cinnamon/licorice oaking notes Palate: super juicy, medium dry, plush and velvety, medium acidity, light tannins, medium/medium(-) body, super balanced, nice fruit forward complexity. The texture is one thing that really makes this wine stand out - it's like diving headfirst into an oversize sofa. Medium/medium(+) intense flavors …

2019 vintage

PnP Very healthy wine. Dark garnet with a light rim. Rich aroma of raspberry extract. I believe 95% of the fruit comes from Horse Heaven Hills AVA so don't expect Rocks funk.. Medium+body. On the palate, raspberry fruit with white pepper notes. Darker notes of black fruit from 25% Mourvedre. Drinks well on initial pour but comes into its own at the half-hour mark. Finish has an interesting mint note.

2014 vintage

Decanted >1 hour. Nice floral, spice and fruit on the nose. Beautiful juice. A very nice GSM under $50.

2019 vintage

90 min decant and it was singing in the glass all night long. Last Bottle offering. 5 Star QPR. Grenache dominant nose with red raspberry, licorice, currants, and a little Rocks funk. Very nice satsuma orange finish.

2014 vintage

Nose is muted, but shows raspberries and thanksgiving herbs. Palate is slightly warm with a bit of peppery spice, but shows nicely throughout the long mouth with crushed raspberries. Moderate acidity. Low tannins. Light and very drinkable. UPDATE: Day 2. Nose is more open. Cherries, raspberries, floral notes. Palate is still heavy on the crushed raspberries, but there is some showing of candied black cherries and a hint of balsamic. A bit of river rock? Less peppery. Still quite long. …

2014 vintage

Fun, bright, Grenache-based blend. It took a good hour decant for it to show its true face, but when it did, it was a knock-out. Forward cherry fruit interlaced with spice (Grenache white pepper, anise, smoke) and a nice amount of umami. In the mouth, the wine is velvety soft, lush and silky. Hints of bacon, some olive tapenade and more dark cherries lead into a nice long finish. This is an impeccable wine.

2014 vintage

Give it some time to breathe. We decanted it for 30 minutes before first sip and it got better over the next 30. Kind of petrol on the nose...plenty of fruit and then, the most exciting part, was on the long, long aftertaste...licorice! clear as a bell.

2014 vintage

Excellent. Drinking well now with or without food. Fantastic QPR @ $26. Would buy again.

2014 vintage

Rotie wines consistently meet or exceed expectations. This one was strong, but in a nice pleasant summery red way. Always a huge fan of the wines.

2014 vintage

Pepper, blueberry, vanilla, a little meaty. Violet, floral, almost gasoline nose. Smooth feel.

2014 vintage

Quite underwhelming. Initially quite closed aromatically. quite light on its feet. Got a bit better after an hour in decanter, but never really showed much complexity

2014 vintage

Order this again.

2014 vintage

Drinking well now. Pnp. Much improved. Silky on palate.

2014 vintage

Big, dark fruits, quite ripe

2007 vintage

Much more mature than one would expect for an 08 and unpleasantly so--almost no nose, full secondary development on the palate and some petroleum notes on the finish.

2008 vintage

Really tasty Southern Rhone blend; lots of red berry fruit, floral scents, anise and other spices, along with just a hint of leather. The palate is rich, but nicely delineated with good balance and nice freshness to the fruit. Goes well with food and has at least 4-6 years of solid aging potential.

2008 vintage

Still drinking very well! No rush.

2007 vintage

When you first pop the cork, this is a Grenache bomb, totally overwhelms the other juices. Over the next two hours, in bottle, the Syrah and Mourvedre awaken. Well balanced through the entire evening, no hurry an this beauty, decant now or wait for later.

2007 vintage

Nice warm fruits on the nose. No signs of heat on the palate (listed as 14.2%). Really well made wine, would have fooled me as So. rhone.

2008 vintage

Man, I thought this bottle was in a beautiful spot. Everthing was in proportion, the fruit was nicely balanced by the acid and had none of thecandied nonsense you find in many. Not old world earthy by any means and less airy and ephemeral as some of the others such as Betz, but a dang good bottle of wine.

2008 vintage

Decent N Rhone Syrah nose of peppered meat, herbs, olive, with a little warmth sneaking in. Decent palate of red and black fruit, pepper, herbs, and chocolate. Mid palate was lacking as was the finish. Enjoyable drink but for the money a bit underwhelmed.

2008 vintage

Terrific sleeper wine we found in Walla Walla. Local favorite. Nice deep color (grenache, sryah, mourvedre), fruity, great finish. Barnyard, grassy when first poured. This drifts off a little, but still more pronounced than earlier tasted bottles.

2008 vintage

Let breathe in the bottle about an hour. First thing I noticed is the amount of pure fruit that's showing compared to all the savory notes last time. A little more austere as a whole. Again, some spicy raspberries and other dark red and brown fruit. Not so much blue in this case. Even the color of the juice had a tan hue - maroon. The palate shows some mildly tart cranberry. A fine wine but doesn't have the mouth …

2008 vintage

Almost opaque. Closed off at first. Some dark fruit aromas but lacks intensity. Some acidity and fruit but very hot finish. Not ready to drink. Will not buy again. Poor QPR at C$60/btl in BC.

2007 vintage

Vibrant purple-red. Gush of dark berry aroma. Initial oak tones melded with fruits and a whiff of anise within a 10 minutes so that it was perfectly integrated. Medium bodied, deep dark fruit with a raspberry tone and again a touch of licorice. Initial tannins were powdery rather than coarse and combined well with the rich fruit. Very good length. Just hitting the opening of its best drinking window. Very well made but there is a sense I have that …

2008 vintage

Big fruit, beautiful nose of raspberrry, licorice. Medium body with red fruits, juicy strawberry, tar. Crisp, clean finish with a bit of spice. Really good stuff.

2008 vintage

The nose has character of smoked meats and dark fruit with floral notes floating on top. The palate shows dark currants, clove and menthol with a slightly tart finish.

2008 vintage

Opened 90 minutes before consuming. Drank over another two hours. Initial nose of flowers and red fruit. On the palate, red raspberries and a bit of smoky meat, but a lot of heat. As the evening progressed, became more complex with more floral flavors mixed with ripe red fruit and meat. Very smooth by the end of the bottle. I may have to seek out more. If scoring 91-92.

2007 vintage

Really a great wine.

2008 vintage

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