2021 | Beaux Frères | The Beaux Freres Vineyard Pinot Noir

Dynamic and expressive, with fragrant violet and raspberry aromas that highlight spirited guava, white pepper and spiced tea flavors, which build toward medium-grained tannins.

Reviews:

• Wine Advocate: Medium ruby-purple, the 2021 Pinot Noir The Beaux Frères Vineyard opens slowly on the nose to a core of wild blackberry and blueberry, revealing tones of forest floor, licorice, bitters and floral potpourri as it spends time in the glass. The light-bodied palate is soft and juicy with surprisingly concentrated flavors for its delicate frame, and it has a long, floral finish. This is elegant, expressive and easy to drink!

• James Suckling: Complex aromas of cherry stones, bramble berries, licorice, cardamom, bark and some potpourri. Salty olive undertones, too. It’s medium-bodied, tight and refined, with very fine tannins. Savory. Somewhat restrained for now. Unfined and unfiltered. Drink from 2024.

Producer Information

Beaux Frères is Willamette Valley wine producer, located on a former pig farm southwest of Portland, Oregon. Co-owner and managing partner Michael G. Etzel founded the 36 hectare (88 acre) plot in 1986 and that same year, purchased the land with his wine critic brother-in-law Robert Parker. From conception, it was Pinot Noir that was the focus of the Yamhill County estate. In 1991, Robert Roy joined as the third co-owner of the estate and, with his help, the Beaux Frères winery was built, leading to the release of the estate's first Pinot Noir vintage under its own label. Beaux Frères has since grown to encompass two vineyards – the original 12 hectare (30 acre) Beaux Frères vineyard and the adjacent four-hectare (10 acre) Upper Terrace vineyard. Here, steep south-facing slopes with an altitude of 400 feet (122 meters) above sea level creates an ideal microclimate for viticulture. The flagship of the portfolio is the Beaux Frères Vineyard Pinot Noir. Sourced from vines planted in 1988 that today, produce low yields of grapes with high concentrations of flavor and phenolic compounds. In addition to the estate's own Pinot Noir, Beaux Frères also works in collaboration with local farmers. This selection has included Pinot Noir sourced from the Willamette Valley, the Carlton AVA, the McMinnville AVA and the Dundee Hills AVA. Beaux Frères is apart of the Maisons & Domaines Henriot family which also includes Champagne Henriot and William Fèvre within the portfolio.

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