2014 Beaux Frères Pinot Noir The Beaux Frères Vineyard
UNITED STATES / OREGON / RIBBON RIDGE
Wine Spectator | Rating: 95
Wine Spectator 2016 Top 100 #3
Supple, expressive and multilayered, exhibiting flavors of plum, currant, pomegranate and violet that come together harmoniously, persisting into the long and exceptionally well-balanced finish. Drink now through 2024.Author: Harvey Steiman
The Beaux Freres estate property, an old pig farm, is 24 acres of tightly-spaced, low-yielding vines on the steep slopes of Ribbon Ridge in Northern Willamette Valley. Winemaking philosophy and technique follow a commitment to minimal intervention, with native yeast fermentations and only one racking prior to bottling. All the wines are unfined and unfiltered. The wine remains in French oak for a period of 10-12 months, in varying proportions of new wood depending on the strength of the vintage. Because of the "reductive" winemaking style, which keeps the wine away from oxygen as much as possible, Beaux Freres Pinots are made for bottle age. The end result is a true expression of prime Willamette terrior.
See other similar producers:Auteur,Hamacher Wines,Battle Creek
See other similar producers:Auteur,Hamacher Wines,Battle Creek
Collector Data For This Wine
- 85 bottles owned
- 18 collectors