Wine
Spectator on Owen
Roe
You Heard it Here First!
Owen Roe Ex Umbris 05 $21.55/$23.95
You heard it here first-
Rumor is, Wine Spectator requested
an Owen Roe
Ex Umbris Syrah 05 label. That usually
means a big score and feature on the first
page of the Wine Spectator Reviews Page. If
you remember last winter, Wine Spectator asked
for a label of the Yakima Red and subsequently
gave it 93
points and featured it as a "Highly Recommended" wine.
We don't
know what the Ex Umbris score/feature will
be.
What we do know:
The Ex Umbris Syrah is a dynamite deal from
one of the Northwest's hottest wineries.
Owen Roe Ex Umbris Syrah 05
$21.55/$23.95
Aromas
of blackberries and marionberries, entwined
with the wine's trademark smoky scent, make
this a Syrah standout from the moment it's
opened. This is a juicy, fresh and lively Syrah
that shows layers of berry fruit flavors. It's
structured with balanced acidity and well managed,
fine grained tannins that are present but never
intrusive.
Ready
to drink, "refreshing", "appealing", "lively" are
some of the words tasters have used to describe
it. David continues to make the price super
competitive - this is an Owen Roe "Best Buy".
Latin
for out of the shadows, this wine was originally crafted to express the smoky notes imparted to the Syrah grapes by a raging wildfire. One of the characteristics of this noble grape is its inherent smokiness, a flavor that comes through even without Mother Natures
assistance.
If you remember back to the
first release of this wine, the vineyard was
literally next door to the edge of a forest
fire, and the first vintage was so stongly
flavored with smoke that some people found
it atypical ... and many people loved it. Each
vintage thereafter has showed less of the smoky
quality imparted from the fire, and this vintage
has just an intriguing hint of bacon fat-laced
smoke. -jy
Last vintage, Wine Spectator
gave the 2004 Ex Umbris 91 points and said:
"Smooth and ripe, with juicy blueberry and
plum aromas and flavors that keep on sailing
through the long, harmonious finish. Picks
up delicate spicy notes as the finish goes
on. Syrah. Drink now through 2012." - H.S.
We are going to hedge our bets
and get a bunch of it. If you'd like to do
the same, please e-mail or call.
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Amy, Kevin, and Wendy, and Jean
541-752-7418
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Wine
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Corvallis OR 97333
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Looze
VP Sales & Marketing
marcus@avalonwine.com
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Paul
Customer Service Manager
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Yates
President
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