2014 Rôtie Cellars Southern Blend

Community Tasting Notes (46) Avg Score: 90.5 points

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  11/2/2020 - arperrymd Likes this wine: 93 Points

  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.
  
  Day 3. There won't be any day 3. It's gone. Too good to sit another day.

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  10/19/2020 - mojotojo Likes this wine: 92 Points

  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.

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  8/14/2020 - Wayno the Wino Likes this wine: 90 Points

  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.

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  8/3/2020 - Quaffing in Colorado Likes this wine: 91 Points

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

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  5/30/2020 - hcnate wrote: 92 Points

  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.

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