We are often asked, "Where do your notes come from and how do you get these flavors out of the wines?"
Tasting notes are important and one of our main methods to communicate our wines with customers. Many of you do not have the ability to just stop by our Tasting Rooms for a sample of our wines, so we like to provide our thoughts on the wines through tasting notes.
When an Owen Roe wine is bottled, we open up a bottle with our crew and every person is asked to jot down their notes on the following critera: Color, Aroma, Palate, Mouthfeel and Finish. These notes are compiled and we use the similarities to develop a brief explanation for each wine. This is fun for our crew because we all get to taste the wine together for the first time after bottling and we are sometimes surprised how similar or different our notes can be.
One of our recent staff tastings included the 2016 Ex Umbris Syrah. What a beautiful wine! It was easy to come up with notes and in the end, our final tasting notes read:
The color of deep eggplant, this beautiful bold Syrah will keep our Ex Umbris fans wanting more! If the nose filled with dark chocolate, hazelnut and caramel aromas isn't enough, the robust plum, black cherry, licorice and hints of tobacco will surely please any palate. Pair with blackened, grilled ribeye, a juicy leg of lamb or your family slow-cooker stew. This Syrah will age and is still quite youthful with gripping tannins and layers of dusty earth. We recommend decanting and enjoying with a hearty meal and holding onto a few bottles to open in a few years. Approximate cellaring time - 12+ years.
