The Kilmore Pinot Noir
⏳ Drinking Window
2024 - 2029
🍽️ Food & Wine Pairings
Roasted duck, wild mushroom risotto, grilled salmon
✨ Technical Specifications
Named in honor of the historic Kilmore parish in County Cavan, Ireland—the ancestral home of winemaker David O'Reilly's family—The Kilmore Pinot Noir is a soulful tribute to Irish heritage crafted in the premier terroirs of Oregon's Willamette Valley. Sourced primarily from select high-elevation vineyards in the Yamhill-Carlton and Eola-Amity Hills AVAs, this wine showcases the classic tension between bright red fruit and earthy complexity. The fruit is hand-harvested, gently destemmed, and fermented in small open-top fermenters using native yeasts. It is then aged in French oak barrels to preserve the delicate, aromatic purity of the grape while imparting a subtle structural frame. This bottling is celebrated for its vibrant acidity, silky tannins, and a distinct mineral undertone reflective of Oregon's ancient volcanic and marine sedimentary 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%-14.1%