Pinot Noir 'The Beaux Freres Vineyard' Ribbon Ridge 2021 (750ml)
Price: $123.00
| Producer | Beaux Freres |
| Country | USA |
| Region | Oregon |
| Subregion | Willamette Valley |
| Varietal | Pinot Noir |
| Vintage | 2021 |
| Sku | 9236 |
| Size | 750ml |
Jeb Dunnuck: 97 Points
Layered and graceful the 2021 Pinot Noir The Beaux Freres Vineyard pours a ripe ruby hue and reveals a beautiful perfume of orange rind fresh red plum clove spice and rocky earth. Medium-bodied with tremendous energy fine tannins a mineral texture and a great lightly toasty finish it?s a gorgeous wine to drink over the next 10-12 years. Absolutely beautiful. Michael Etzel founded Beaux Freres in 1991 in Ribbon Ridge alongside his brother-in-law Robert Parker. In 2017 Parker and another investor sold their shares and Michael became partners with the Champagne and Burgundy house of Maison & Domaines Henriot. Today Michael?s son Mikey has taken over the wine production. Michael purchased an adjacent property Sequitur which is a 12-acre vineyard he farms and where he produces wines today. Both Beaux Freres and Sequitur are farmed biodynamically.
Vinous: 96 Points
Dark and brooding the 2021 Pinot Noir The Beaux Frères Vineyard opens slowly in the glass mixing dried black cherries and cola with savory herbs and dusty earth. It's elegant and refined with polished red berry fruits and saline minerals guided by brisk acidity. Long and staining the 2021 finishes with a youthful grip and primary wild berry concentration promising many years o
Decanter: 95 Points
This estate's signature vineyard was a plum orchard for many years. This site is a mix of own-rooted vines along with grafted Dijon clones. The oldest vines are 34 years old. This wine combines elegance and depth of complexity to a tee. The aromatics of the site's signature forest floor and exotic spices hint at lingering dark fruit notes. Red berry fruits give way to pluots black plums and mint. There is a savoury underline throughout the wine's balanced elegant texture. Silky tannins to finish. (Drink between 2023-2036)
Wine Advocate: 95+ Points
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! Published: Aug 31 2023
James Suckling: 95 Points
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.
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