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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.

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	Owen Roe Pinot Noir Kilmore 2011 Price $42.00  $42 / bottle Flagship Pinot The Kilmore sports a good, medium dark red color. The wine is very expansive in the middle, opening up to show layers of sweet red fruit accented by loam and minerality. The flavors echo through a lengthy finish, never missing a note. This is supple and open-knit now, like many of the best pinots of 2011, and is drinking well now. Read More...	Available 61 bottles Qty
	Owen Roe Pinot Noir Sharecropper 2011 Price $21.00  $21 / bottle! This perennial value does it again! This has really come on since release, and now shows off bright, slightly spicy red fruit in an open-knit style that delivers juicy flavor through the entire tasting arc. Fun to drink now, this is a great price on a wine worthy of case buys as a daily-drinker. Read More...	Available 61 bottles Qty
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	Owen Roe Pinot Noir Sharecropper 2011 Price $21.00  $21 / bottle! This perennial value does it again! This has really come on since release, and now shows off bright, slightly spicy red fruit in an open-knit style that delivers juicy flavor through the entire tasting arc. Fun to drink now, this is a great price on a wine worthy of case buys as a daily-drinker. Read More...	Available 61 bottles Qty
	Owen Roe Pinot Noir Durant Vineyard 2010 Price $42.00  $42 / bottle Old Vine Pinot The old vines and extra bottle age really show through here, as the Durant offers a more voluminous and layered fruit component in the mid-palate. A precise minerality, a mouth-coating sappiness and a super-long finish round out this delicious package. Drinkable now, but should cellar well too. Read More...	Available 90 bottles Qty
	Owen Roe Pinot Noir Kilmore 2011 Price $42.00  $42 / bottle Flagship Pinot The Kilmore sports a good, medium dark red color. The wine is very expansive in the middle, opening up to show layers of sweet red fruit accented by loam and minerality. The flavors echo through a lengthy finish, never missing a note. This is supple and open-knit now, like many of the best pinots of 2011, and is drinking well now. Read More...	Available 61 bottles Qty
	Owen Roe Pinot Noir Sharecropper 2011 Price $21.00  $21 / bottle! This perennial value does it again! This has really come on since release, and now shows off bright, slightly spicy red fruit in an open-knit style that delivers juicy flavor through the entire tasting arc. Fun to drink now, this is a great price on a wine worthy of case buys as a daily-drinker. Read More...	Available 61 bottles Qty
	Owen Roe Pinot Noir Sojourner Vineyard 2011 Price $42.00  $42 / bottle Eola Hills Juice Pure and supple medium-red fruit is the star of the show here. The Sojourner bottling captures the same style as the Kilmore, with less minerality and a brighter overall tone. Another early-drinking wine that showcases the best character of the 2011 vintage. Read More...	Available 93 bottles Qty
	Owen Roe Cabernet Franc Rosa Mystica 2010 Price $42.00   Read More...	Available 94 bottles Qty
	Owen Roe Cabernet Sauvignon Red Willow Vineyard 2010 Price $72.00  $72 / bottle Old Vine Cab Sauvignon This is, simply stated, a great Washington cabernet sauvignon. The vineyard was planted in 1973, making it one of Washington's oldest old-vine vineyards. The fruit goes to top producers like Efeste, Betz and DeLille - and of course, Owen Roe. This hits all the notes you expect from a big, ageworthy cab: A beam of concentrated red fruit dominates the core, which is wrapped up in ripe tannin, firm acidity; the wine is complicated by nuances of dark plums, leather and tar, cedar and smoke. This is supple enough to drink young, especially with some good meat I'd imagine - but cellaring will bring out the best in this top-shelf wine. Read More...	Available 48 bottles Qty
	Owen Roe Cabernet Sauvignon Sharecropper 2011 Price $15.00   Read More...	Available 85 bottles Qty
	Owen Roe Sinister Hand 2011 Price $24.00  $24 / bottle 63% Grenache, 19%Syrah, 16% Mourvedre,2% Cinsault Patterned after the famed Chateauneuf de Pape of the Rhone Valley, this Grenache-loaded red blend is juicy, vibrant, and stays lively thanks to the broad, blue-fruit tinged and spicy fruit palate. Firm tannins and savory herb notes complete the package. A very successful vintage for this highly popular wine. Read More...	Available 88 bottles Qty
	Owen Roe Syrah Ex Umbris 2011 Price $28.00  $28 / bottle With one of the most minimalist labels in the wine universe, the Ex Umbris is another wildly popular wine from David O'Reilly that outperforms its price point in every vintage. The name is Latin for "from the shadows." The first thing you'll notice here is the glowing, inky purple color that seems to stain the glass. On the palate, this starts out with a cool-climate syrah attack, with a racy and spicy black fruit entry. But that is quickly followed by a core of rich and more plush red fruit, and firm but ripe tannins show up on the finish to add structure and focus. The wine is young, but brimming with promise. This is a lotta syrah for the money. Read More...	Available 96 bottles Qty
	Owen Roe Syrah Lady Rosa 2011 Price $45.00  $45 / bottle A shocking deep purple color presages a high-volume fruit attack that drenches the palate with intense flavors that are dramatic, yet paradoxically elegant on the ever-changing, nearly-endless finish. This is - as usual - a show-stopper that will cellar for a decade if you can keep your hands off of it. Read More...	Available 72 bottles Qty
	Owen Roe Yakima Red 2010 Price $42.00  $42 / bottle 53% Cab Franc, 30% Merlot, 18% Cabernet The Yakima Red is a very rich, fruit-driven blend that is front-loaded with cabernet franc for the high-toned blue/black fruits, with a mid-palate dominated by sweet, red-fruited merlot, and featuring a cabernet sauvignon component to add depth and structure. The parts all play together to delicious effect on the palate, where the wine is really just starting to knit together all the different pieces. Approachable now, this is another good cellar candidate. Older bottles I have from five or more years ago are some of the stars in my cellar. Read More...	Available 96 bottles Qty
	Owen Roe Chardonnay Columbia Valley 2011 Price $21.00  $21 / bottle This is admirably rich in texture, with hints of butterscotch and pineapple joining the citrus and apple flavors. Pretty acidity balances the richness and keeps the palate interested. It's a combination style that really succeeds. At this price point, it would be hard to find a better Northwest chardonnay. Read More...	Available 95 bottles Qty
	Owen Roe Riesling DuBrul Vineyard 2011 Price $21.00  $21 / bottle Despite the fact that Chateau St. Michelle makes more than a million cases of Riesling every year, it is the oft-overlooked star grape of the Northwest wine regions. Begone, pinot gris. You're taking up good land that could be growing riesling. Green apple, white flowers and peach flavors all mingle deliciously in this richly textured, just off-dry Riesling, which is buoyed on the finish by bright acidity. Stylish and tasty. Read More...	Available 93 bottles Qty