Owen Roe Yakima Valley Union Gap Red 2012 750 ML

It charms with alluring aromas of herbs, black licorice, cassis and coffee. The palate has a creamy, rich feel with abundant black fruit flavors and exceptional tannin integration.n Producer Informationn Owen Roe Winery is a Pacific Northwest wine producer, making several ranges of wines from Oregon’s Willamette Valley and Washington’s Yakima Valley. The winery sources fruit from estate vineyards and contract growers to produce a range of varietal and blended wines from various grape varieties from its base in Wapato in the Yakima Valley. The eponymous label, Owen Roe, is the company’s flagship range, and includes a full range of mostly white wines made from Viognier, Pinot Gris, Riesling, Chardonnay and Gewürztraminer. A number of Oregon Pinot Noir wines from established Willamette Valley sub-regions including Dundee Hills, Eola-Amity Hills, Yamhill-Carlton and Chehalem Mountains are also produced, as are several other blended and varietal red wines from Washington. The company makes several other labels as well as Owen Roe, including Sharecropper’s, Corvidae and COOP. The Sharecropper’s label was created in response to the economic recession in 2001 and takes its name from the historical practice of sharecropping, whereby the grower provides grapes to the winery in return for a share of the profits. The first vintages of Sharecropper’s were made this way, although today, Owen Roe pays growers upfront.