Abbot's Table
⏳ Drinking Window
2024 - 2030
🍽️ Food & Wine Pairings
Roasted pork loin, wood-fired margherita pizza, grilled sausages with polenta
✨ Technical Specifications
Abbot's Table is a celebrated, eclectic red blend from Owen Roe that pays homage to the monastic tradition of hospitality, where travelers and monks alike would gather around the abbot's table to share a hearty meal and a robust cup of wine. Sourced from premier vineyards in the Columbia and Yakima Valleys of Washington State, this wine is crafted to be exceptionally food-friendly and approachable. The blend is famously non-traditional, weaving together an intriguing tapestry of Zinfandel, Sangiovese, Syrah, and classic Bordeaux varieties. Each variety is fermented separately in small batches and aged in French oak to preserve its distinct character before being artfully blended. The result is a wine of great aromatic complexity, showcasing bright red fruit, rustic spice, and smooth, integrated tannins that reflect the diverse terroir of the Pacific Northwest.
🍾 About the Producer
Established in 1999 by David and Angelica O'Reilly, Owen Roe is named in honor of the 17th-century Irish patriot Owen Roe O'Neill. Operating across the Pacific Northwest, the winery bridges Washington’s Yakima Valley and Oregon’s Willamette Valley, celebrating cool-climate microclimates, diverse volcanic and windblown loess soils, and dry, high-sunlight ripening conditions. Following a brief period under corporate ownership, the O'Reilly family repurchased the estate in 2024 to reassert their founding independent vision. The viticultural and cellar philosophy prioritizes rigorous low-yield vineyard management, hand harvesting, small-lot fermentations, and judicious use of French oak barrel aging to preserve varietal clarity and site-specific typicity. Sourcing from benchmark terroirs such as Red Willow and DuBrul, Owen Roe produces critically acclaimed single-vineyard Cabernet Sauvignon, Syrah, and Chardonnay alongside value-driven cuvées under their Sharecropper’s and Corvidae labels, delivering structured, cellar-worthy expressions marked by vibrant acidity and deep concentration.