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2008 Owen Roe Pinot Noir "Sharecropper's" |
| Vintage | 2008 |  Label 1 of 3   | |
| Type | Red | ||
| Producer | Owen Roe (web) | ||
| Variety | Pinot Noir | ||
| Designation | "Sharecropper's" | ||
| Vineyard | n/a | ||
| Country | USA | ||
| Region | Oregon | ||
| SubRegion | n/a | ||
| Appellation | Oregon |
| Community Tasting History |
Community Tasting Notes (average 88.6 pts. and median of 89 pts. in 9 notes) | |
| Tasted by df1962 on 12/13/2009 & rated 89 points: Very dark inky purple, pinot? Big red black fruit nose touch of herbs and slightly gamy. Big mouth feel rich and savoury. Not as fruity as the usual piont still very tasty in a more savoury style. (241 views) | |
| Tasted by jandk on 11/29/2009 & rated 88 points: Smell is outstanding, many flavors that are hard to pick out immediately. The wine is obviously very very young, but with many Owen Roe wines, I expected a great wine and wasn't disappointed. I'd recommend holding onto it for at least another year but I can say that it got better with the next glass. (306 views) | |
| Tasted by mdstenner on 11/17/2009 & rated 87 points: Certainly too young to drink now, some interesting tart fruits and cherry. (332 views) | |
| Tasted by Edfinn on 10/18/2009 & rated 91 points: Excellent Pinot with a great, earthy sense of terroir. We ordered this to pair with a mixed set of dishes: steak, scotch beef and a white fish. (375 views) | |
| Tasted by Richard Jennings on 9/16/2009 & rated 85 points: Oregon & Washington Tasting (K&L Wines, Redwood City, California): Black tinged dark cherry red color with pale meniscus; toasty oak, red fruit nose; red fruit, toasty oak, brown sugar palate, not integrated; short-medium finish (555 views) | |
| Tasted by RPerro on 9/12/2009 & rated 89 points: Oregon Wine Country Tasting (Willamette Valley, OR): Probably my favorite Pinot at the tasting. It just seemed more evolved than the others. Strawberry fruit, a touch of leather and earth. Much deeper in flavor and color than the previous vintage. (462 views) | |
| Tasted by dickjokes on 9/2/2009 & rated 90 points: Amazing balance and smoothness for a wine at this price point. Nice fruit, but so smooth with a perfect intensity and weight. So good at this price, and on that I will be purchasing more. (475 views) | |
| Tasted by beezer6 on 8/19/2009 & rated 90 points: Owen Roe Winemaker Seminar (Binny's on Clark - Chicago, IL): Solid expression of Oregon Pinot Noir. Nice spicy strawberry, cranberry, white pepper and of course underlying shrooms. Very young and quite tight at the moment. An excellent value. (540 views) | |
| Tasted by gjport on 6/28/2009 & rated 88 points: Rather typical color for an Oregon Pinot, perhaps a touch darker, deeper ruby. On the nose, not much funk, but some very pleasant, bright fruitiness, mostly of blackberry and blueberry. I also got a whiff of butterscotch, which I liked. Although a bit lite on the palate, there's lots of fruit, with some tartness. Finish was pleasant, but short. This wine is a baby, and it has a distance to go before presenting its true colors. I like its potential. (631 views) |
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| Producer website With vineyards throughout the Pacific Northwest, Owen Roe, named after a 17th century Irish patriot who dedicated his life to political equality and freedom, is owned and run by Jerry Owen and David O'Reilly (winemaker). Their aim is to source only the very best fruit from top sites in Oregon and Washington, handle it gently in the winery, and produce wines of superior balance and quality. From winery: The 2008 Sharecroppers Pinot Noir was sourced from several sites in the Northern Willamette Valley, predominately the Eola-Amity Hills and the Yamhill-Carlton District. The long Indian Summer of 2008 allowed unusually deep aromatic development while the mild temperatures helped to preserve excellent crisp acidity. This vintage is well balanced with a lovely plush texture and deep rich flavors of red cherries, cola, and coffee. 2008 is a gorgeous vintage not to be missed! About red wine Varietal character (Appellation America) | Varietal article (Wikipedia) Pinot Noir is the Noble red grape of Burgundy, capable of ripening in a cooler climate, which Cabernet Sauvignon and Merlot will not reliably do. It is unpredictable and difficult both to grow and to vinify, but results in some of the finest reds in the world. It is believed to have been selected from wild vines two thousand years ago. It is also used in the production of champagne. In fact, more Pinot Noir goes into Champagne than is used in all of the Cote d'Or! It is also grown in Alsace, Germany, the U.S., Canada, Australia, New Zealand, Croatia, Serbia, Italy, and so forth, with varying degrees of success. WineAmerica (National Association of American Wineries) | Free the Grapes! Oregon Wine, Oregon Wineries (Oregon Wine Board) |
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