Owen Roe Yakima Red 2021

Owen Roe Yakima Red 2021

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Intensity meets balance in this vintage, with dark cherry and black currant joining mouth-filling forces alongside classic Yakima Red notes of cedar and caramel. A delightfully resonant finish of outstanding velvety Yakima fruit lingers like the memories of so many wine friends.

47% Cabernet Sauvignon, 33% Merlot, 19% Cabernet Franc, 1% Malbec, great to open now for its chewy, youthful verve and great to stash a few as we've done over the years and watch the cedar and caramel notes meld into magic, the texture to become a supple silk.

For David O'Reilly, this is the look, flavor, and feel of Owen Roe in Yakima Valley. The label image is of Drumlane Abbey in County Cavan, Ireland, which has immense resonance with David and his family history. O'Reilly says, "I love the Bordeaux-esque qualities and new-world brightness."

"Its name couldn't be more basic—it is a Yakima Valley Red Wine. This label has been used by me since the first bottling in 2000; it is the image of Drumlane Abbey in County Cavan, Ireland, which has such resonance with me and my family history. As a child in this picturesque area, I would drive the tractor towing a wagon with the grown-ups throwing the large heavy hay bales on the back. These villages were united by Owen Roe O'Neil in the Irish Confederacy against the injustice of Oliver Cromwell and the English Puritans bent on colonizing the rich countryside with their followers. The rebellion was eventually quelled but the fight for independence never left and finally we gained our independence almost 100 years ago."



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If you haven't found a full case (12 bottles) to buy today, start your Build a Case®  now by purchasing a few bottles online, by phone or email. If you order online, select the Build a Case®  option. If by phone or email, just ask us to add the bottles to a Build a Case®  for you. You'll receive order confirmation and we'll cellar the wines for you until you reach a full case.

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