Winery Focus

Owen Roe
Jerry Owen, who closely monitors the vineyards, and David O’Reilly, who makes the wine, have formed Owen Roe with a simple purpose: to produce excellent wines from grapes grown and cultivated in the best vineyards in the Pacific Northwest. They have selected top quality grapes from vineyards chosen because they are in areas that ripen fruit fully, and the fruit has excellent acidity and ph balance. These vineyards are in the Willamette, Mid-Columbia, Yakima, and Walla Walla valleys. Each vineyard is contracted by the acre, with strict controls on yields and vine development. The same high principles are found in the winery. They allow only minimal handling, racking by gravity, and excellent cooperage. From the fruit to the bottle, cork, and label, Owen Roe aims for the very best.

What's Available

	2009 O Reilly's Pinot Noir Price $17.00  $17 / bottle It's back! The best-selling, super-bargain second label from wine maestro David O'Reilly is here! This '09 version showcases the plump, ripe and supple character of the vintage very nicely indeed -- black cherries with hints of blackberries dominate the flavor profile, and pretty acidity gives lift and a juicy freshness. There's no tannin to speak of -- this is meant to drink now, and often. The entire Owen Roe empire began with the O'Reilly's pinot noir, which has since expanded into a multi-state operation making a large amount of wine. But one thing has not changed at all: The O'Reilly's pinot noir is one of the great bargains of the Northwest wine industry. Read More...	Available 153 bottles Qty
	Corvidae Syrah "Lenore" 2007 Price $14.00  $14 / bottle Read More...	Available 91 bottles Qty
	O'Reilly's Pinot Gris 2008 Price $11.00  $11 / bottle Read More...	Available 143 bottles Qty
	O'Reilly's Riesling 2007 Price $9.00  $9 / bottle Read More...	Available 143 bottles Qty
	Owen Roe “Abbot’s Table” Red Wine 2009 Price $21.00  2009 Owen Roe “Abbot’s Table” Red Wine $21 / bottle New Release! A perennial favorite is back! This is a nine-grape blend with a heavy dose of zinfandel leading the charge. It’s a crazy menagerie of fruit flavors that, almost impossibly, works like a charm. There’s a lot of fruit for the money here, and this is always a best-seller. Read More...	Available 28 bottles Qty
	Owen Roe Cabernet Franc "Rosa Mystica" 2008 Price $42.00  $42 / bottle  Read More...	Available 140 bottles Qty
	Owen Roe Cabernet Sauvignon "Dubrul" 2007 Price $72.00  $72 / bottle "Hugh and Kathy Shiels planted DuBrul Vineyard and meticulously maintain their hilltop vines in the Yakima Valley of Washington. The depth of flavor and concentration are unlike any that we have come across in West Coast vineyards due to the mineral laden soils, long cool growing conditions, and minuscule yields. 2007 was a vintage with cool temperatures and lovely acidity, allowing this wine to cellar beautifully over the next 10 years." - Owen Roe Winery Read More...	Available 137 bottles Qty
	Owen Roe Merlot DuBrul 2008 Price $45.00  $45 / bottle Read More...	Available 20 bottles Qty
	Owen Roe Pinot Gris Crawford-Beck Vineyard 2009 Price $21.00  $21 / bottle Read More...	Available 143 bottles Qty
	Owen Roe Pinot Noir "Kilmore" 2008 Price $42.00  $42 / bottle - WS 93 Points! "Ripe, round, generous and spicy, brimming with plum, blackberry and currant fruit surrounded by hints of white pepper and clove. The tannins have a light bite, but the finish just keeps preening. Drink now through 2020. 650 cases made." –HS Read More...	Available 28 bottles Qty
	Owen Roe Pinot Noir "Sharecroppers" 2008 Price $21.00  Killer Deal! $21 / bottle The next level up from David O'Reilly! It qualifies for all the descriptors used for the O'Reilly's, only MORE SO. It's worth the small upcharge. The Sharecroppers program works like this: O'Reilly gets good grapes from a good vineyard, but does NOT pay up front. The vineyard owner then gets a cut of the money when the wine is sold. O'Reilly gets enough grapes to make more wine to sell without having to invest in fruit, and the grape farmer makes more money by waiting a bit for payment. Read More...	Available 0 bottle Qty
	Owen Roe Pinot Noir Kalita 2008 Price $42.00  $42 / bottle - 70 cases made! It shows all the elements that make ’08 such an exciting vintage: lovely purity, impeccable balance, great length, fresh and lively flavors and reasonable alcohol levels. It also mirrors many other wines of the vintage in that it is a bit tight – decant and drink now, but even a few more months will bring great benefits. Read More...	Available 97 bottles Qty
	Owen Roe Pinot Noir Lenne 2008 Price $55.00  $55 / bottle -- 70 cases made! The Leneé Vineyard bottling shows the same kind of fruit intensity, but it has a somewhat darker quality and the fruit flavors are framed and enhanced with some gorgeous barrel notes that suffuse the wine and that create overall harmony. Better the second day! Read More...	Available 96 bottles Qty
	Owen Roe Pinot Noir Merriman 2008 Price $55.00  $55 / bottle - WS 93 Points! - 70 cases made! "Supple, spicy and distinctive for its black and red peppercorn overtones around the plush, generous core of blueberry and plum fruit. For all that, this retains a transparency that lets the espresso-tinged finish glow. Drink now through 2018. 122 cases made." –HS Read More...	Available 88 bottles Qty
	Owen Roe Pinot Noir Solomon Hills Vineyard 2007 Price $42.00  $42 / bottle  "This Pinot Noir is grown in the cool climate of the Santa Maria Valley. Solomon Hills Vineyard is farmed by the Miller family who pioneered and excelled with the Pinot Noir grape in this area. Located only 8 miles from the Pacific Ocean in Santa Maria Valley, this site enjoys a long cool growing season and spends several hours daily enveloped in fog. The wine is comprised of two early ripening clones that have yielded beautifully complex flavors and exceptional balance." - the winery Read More...	Available 70 bottles Qty
	Owen Roe Red Wine “Yakima Red” 2008 Price $42.00  New Release! $42 / bottle Okay, as you’ve seen above, and from previous reviews of Owen Roe pinots, David O’Reilly has made some amazing ‘08s. This is a new release, and not yet scored. But, can you doubt that it will ring the bell? This is a merlot-cab-cab franc blend with a supple, voluptuous texture and endless layers of fruit. It’s already approachable, and will only get more ethereal and drool-worthy with age. Owen Roe is on a roll! Don’t miss out on this beauty. Read More...	Available 66 bottles Qty
	Owen Roe Riesling Dubrul Vineyard 2008 Price $21.00  $21 / bottle Read More...	Available 100 bottles Qty
	Owen Roe Sharecropper's Cabernet Sauvignon 2008 Price $15.00  $15 / bottle "The Sharecropper’s label has been a huge hit and this dynamite Cabernet Sauvignon is a great successor to last year’s version. Plush and forward with fresh berry notes, this wine promises excellent cellaring potential." - the winery Read More...	Available 101 bottles Qty
	Owen Roe Syrah Ex Umbris 2008 Price $24.00  $24 / bottle Read More...	Available 97 bottles Qty
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