Growers Guild Pinot Noir
⏳ Drinking Window
2024 - 2027
🍽️ Food & Wine Pairings
roasted duck, creamy mushroom risotto, grilled salmon
✨ Technical Specifications
The Growers Guild series was conceived as a tribute to the passionate, hard-working grape growers of the Pacific Northwest, establishing a collaborative alliance that honors their dedication to the land. Sourced from premier vineyards across Oregon's celebrated cool-climate regions, this Pinot Noir is crafted to express the pure, unadorned character of the grape and its terroir. Winemaker David O'Reilly employs traditional, low-intervention cellar practices, including gentle fermentation and thoughtful oak aging, to preserve the vibrant red fruit profile, bright acidity, and subtle earthy undertones that define classic Oregon Pinot Noir. The result is a wine that tells the story of community, shared agricultural heritage, and meticulous stewardship of the Pacific Northwest's unique soils.
🍾 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.
🍇 Grapes
Pinot Noir
🍷 ABV
13.0% - 14.0%