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Owen Roe, "Ex Umbris" Syrah - 2021

Name: Owen Roe, "Ex Umbris" Syrah
Brand: Owen Roe
SKU: 18836
Price: 27.96 USD
Availability: InStock

Item # 18836 750mL

A brooding Syrah from Washington winery Owen Roe. Dark purple in the glass with dense plum, fig and black pepper notes. The wine stays in barrel for thirteen months to help soften the tannins and will only improve with time. An excellent pairing for beef ribs or rack of lamb.

$27.96/ Single Bottle

$335.52 $301.97/ Case of 12

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Color

Red

Vintage

2021

Country

USA

Region

Washington

Sub-Region

Yakima Valley

Producer

Owen Roe

Grape Variety

Syrah

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Staff Pick Notes

The Ex Umbris (Latin for 'out of the shadows') opens up on the nose with aromas of raspberry, cherry, leather and sage. Earthy blue fruits, raspberry tart, savory poppy seed and white pepper notes fill out a rich, structured palate with silky smooth tannins framed with just the right amount of fresh acidity. David O’Reilly has crafted the Owen Roe wines since their inception, with a focus on producing wines of integrity and character. He is dedicated to sourcing fruit from only the highest quality vineyards in Yakima and Willamette Valley, and allows the expression of the grape to define the end result. David believes it’s "only by observing nature that we can harvest fruit at its delicate peak of aromatic development, while maintaining balanced pH and high acidity”. A simply gorgeous example of Syrah and an unbelievable value.

- SG

Glossary

Syrah

We'd like to clear this up once and for all: the Shiraz grape is genetically identical to Syrah. Australian winemakers put "Shiraz" on the map (and, many would argue, vice versa), and the term is now used throughout much of the New World. Let it never be said, however, that Shiraz and Syrah are the same thing: the region in which the grape is grown determines much about the flavor of the wine it will produce. Typically, New World Shiraz yields bigger, fruitier wines than the the peppery Syrahs...