Owen Roe, Sinister Hand, Columbia Valley

Owen Roe · Washington › Columbia Valley › United States of America

Red · Red Rhone Blend
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LWIN 2015073
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90 /100
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8
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Taster #6595 · Mar 2, 2016
A purchase from the hedonistic Sams days; it has sat in the cellar a long time - beyond what the recommended drinking window is for what that is worth. Still, it seemed lush and smooth and quite intact for all those years; I detected the silkiness of the syrah more evident than the expected cherry notes of the grenache. Not particularly complicated, subdued meaty, gamey notes.
2004 vintage
Taster #8095 · Nov 1, 2010
91/100
Very good. Well balanced fruit with plenty of acid. Color was beautiful.
2004 vintage
Taster #1334 · Dec 25, 2009
92/100
Pop & pour. Very peppery, with earthy red fruit that is very new-world in style. Finish has some nice pepper as well. Not as sweet on the palate as the 2003, but very tasty and enjoyable. Drinking at peak.
2004 vintage
Taster #4925 · Mar 21, 2008
85/100
Earth, game, dried fruit and toasted vanilla oak meet sweet spiced plums. Better balanced than the previous vintage with added acidity and a soft finish. Peaking, drink now.
2004 vintage
Taster #1766 · Oct 27, 2007
Pepper notes consistent with previous bottle. This bottle had very little fruit compared to the previous bottle and other Owen Roe syrahs I've had. I suspect a slightly corked wine, but it's possible that this is closing down or just getting old.
2004 vintage
Taster #1766 · May 15, 2007
Lots of white and black pepper on opening, less fruit than I expected. We finished this in short order but it seemed to be opening up towards the end of the bottle. Will decant next time. Nice wine.
2004 vintage
Taster #6362 · Feb 25, 2007
89/100
opened about 1.5 hours before serving from the magnum- not decanted. very nice rhone style wine. lots of red berry and some nice earthy flavors.
2004 vintage
Taster #4685 · Dec 16, 2006
90/100
Very nice bottle in the Rhone style but with very ultraripe fruit.
2004 vintage
Taster #7024 · Jul 6, 2006
90/100
Better than expected...expected overextracted new world fruit-only bomb but wine while definitely new world and ripe also had great underling secondary flavors of earth, lavender, etc. Wine was young but with an hour open started giving quite a bit. Enjoyable.
2004 vintage
Taster #4335 · Mar 19, 2006
91/100
Tight, but enjoyable. It didn't give up much for a while, but you could tell there's a great foundation underneath. That didn't stop us from finishing the bottle. Purple and red fruit flavors, medium acidity, and a tasty finish. Next bottle in 6 months.
2004 vintage
Taster #4271 · Nov 10, 2005
91/100
Nice Rhone blend. On the nose: leather, spice, lavender, plum and a little barnyard. On the palette it's smooth, a little tight, but matches the nose. Good finish. Probably needs some time in a decanter, but still delicious.
2004 vintage