Rotie Cellars Marsanne Northern White

Popped and poured. My last bottle and it finished with the proverbial bang. Really fun rhone white to drink. This one had plenty of acidity to match the melon and pineapple. Will have to give the 2015 a shot but hard-pressed to compete with this, me thinks. 92pts.

Popped and poured. My first bottle that wasn't quite as good as the others. Same flavors and aromas but just wrapped up in a more round fashion. Not as much verve or energy. Don't think it's tiring at all, maybe a bit of bottle variation. 90pts.

Popped and poured. Such a brilliant wine. I could drink this every week and not tire of it. Such a wonderful display of acid, wax, melon, citrus/lemon, and minerals. I'm busting, Jerry...I'm busting...to have two more bottles! 93pts.

Popped and poured. Wow, this wine just keeps improving. So much energy and beautiful fruit. I can see this wine lasting 5-8 more years, easily, but how could you keep your mitts off it? I know a retailer that has 3 bottles left and I'm not telling as I'm heading there today to pick them up! 93pts.

Three for three, baby! 92pts.

Popped and poured. Mirrored my previous note. Such a terrific white rhone with equal verve and fruit. Couldn't recommend more highly. 92pts.

Lovely straw green color. Explosive nose, tropical fruit backed by Quartz and flint. Taste is long, coating, cool. Maybe a touch acidic, keep another year. Excellent showcase of WA Rhone varietal Marsanne.

Popped and poured. 100% Marsanne. Such a bright and vibrant wine. Citrus-y and verve-y followed by pear, white peaches, and white plums. A racy finish kind of makes this a thinking man's lip smacker. And at $23...Wow! 92pts.

Starts off innocently enough, a nice entry of soft peach fruit and slightly waxy texture. But at mid palate things get rather serious, the fruit keeps expanding, really lovely and very tasty, a sensation of honey builds too, but never actually tastes sweet. A big thrust of minerality on the finish, specifically it tasted like a new shinny copper penny. A real eye opener on what Marsanne can achieve in WA and one of the top three White Rhone’s I’ve …

Nice crisp, mineral taste, good fruit. Won't get better but will hold

Was drinking with a friend on the terrace so didn't take detailed notes, but this wine was really great. Nice and crisp and perfect for a warm summer evening. It has a great floral component and almost a hint of sweetness in the way the fruit came through while still being very dry. Good sour citrus. Thanks very much to Chris and Barb for sharing it from the Portland offline.

Very effervescent and not like we had when we tasted in Walla Walla. Disappointed as we bought this on our honeymoon and wanted to enjoy it watching the sunset last night.

Nose of medium intensity, oily texture, nuts, bananas. Palate shows beautiful roundness, fruit of lemon juice, juicy pear, kiwi, almond, oily mouthfeel, acidity medium plus, medium finish, quite refreshing. This drinks close to Old World style, which is definitely what they're going for.