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2012 Rôtie Cellars Northern Blend

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May 18, 2025 - $31

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RATINGS

94Wine Enthusiast

...complex notes of roasted meat, blue fruit, earth, mineral, smoke and herbs. It's full bodied and rich with a dazzlingly polished feel to the fruit and savory flavors capped off by a long, meat-filled finish—beautiful stuff.

92-94The Wine Advocate

Lively, fresh and elegant, with perfumed blackberry, violets, bacon fat and hints of pepper, this beauty flows onto the palate with a medium to full-bodied, seamless profile that’s hard to resist. The purity and balance are all noteworthy.

92Wine Spectator

Vital and open-textured, with currant, plum and savory spice notes at the core...

91Stephen Tanzer

...musky redcurrant, cocoa powder and flint, lifted by rose petal and black pepper. Then surprisingly supple and creamy on the palate, offering a seamless blend of dark fruits, earth and smoky minerals. Finishes firm and sweet, with suave tannins and good grip and length.

17.5Jancis Robinson

Wow. Bright red berry fruit with gorgeous floral fragrance... Lengthy, modern, plus and genuinely complex. This is seriously good. Layered and earthy and herby. A real delight.

REGION

United States, Washington

Washington State, with 59,000 vineyard acres, is the second largest producer of wine in the United States. Wine was made in the state as early as the mid-19th century, but Prohibition and, later, restrictive state laws killed the wine making business in the 20th century until the 1960s, when laws changed and large and small producers started making wines. An influential horticulturalist and agriculture professor name Walter J. Clore studied various grape clones in the 1960s to find the best ones for Washington, and by the 1970s Yakima Valley, Walla Walla and Columbia Valley had all become important grape growing areas. The best vineyards in the state are east of the Cascade Mountain range, where hot dry summers and cold winters are conducive to successful viticulture. Numerous grape varieties are grown, with Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, Syrah, Chardonnay, Riesling and Sauvignon Blanc at the head of the list.

VINTAGE

2012 Rôtie Cellars Northern Blend