2017 Owen Roe Chardonnay DuBrul Vineyard

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• By Paul Zitarelli
  Full Pull Owen Roe, 1/30/2019

  (Owen Roe Chardonnay Dubrul Vineyard) Hello friends. Today we have outstanding pricing on three wines from a list-favorite producer: Owen Roe. David O’Reilly and his team show great range through a number of styles. From the Corvidae lineup to Owen Roe’s namesake label, Oregon Pinot Noir to Yakima Cabernet, these wines have continued to surprise and delight us over the years. (The 2016 Corvidae Lenore was one of the better uses for a $10 bill in 2018.) For those list members new to Owen Roe—consider today’s lineup a worthy representation of the many excellent wines this team makes. We’ve long loved Owen Roe’s take on Chardonnay, especially under this label. While Mirth, Corvidae’s Chardonnay, is unapologetically easy and fresh, Owen Roe’s DuBrul bottling is layered, sophisticated, and stylish. The price has previously reflected that; from the 2009 vintage to the 2016, the release price was $48.00. This year, Owen Roe has given its adoring fans a competitive discount, which offers incredible value for this caliber of Chardonnay. This is 100% Chardonnay sourced entirely from DuBrul Vineyard in the Rattlesnake Hills. DuBrul, planted in 1992 by Hugh and Kathy Shiels, is a geological playground, created by eons of tectonic movement, ancient rivers, and volcanic activity. We’ve known many winemakers to wax poetic for hours at a time about the quality of the Bordeaux varietals, the Riesling, and, of course, the Chardonnay from this site. This wine opens with expressive typicity—apple, lemon, spring blooms—and judicious wood. This is serious Chard. The palate is agile, especially considering the 13% listed alcohol frame. It’s concentrated yet bright with saline minerals and a twist of meyer lemon. It’s a classy take, one that maintains weighty elegance without forsaking acidity. It would be stellar with all sorts of creamy winter dishes—but also a compelling companion for Dungeness crab.