2021 Beaux Freres Pinot Noir Willamette Valley

Winemaker Notes: Playful, candy-coated raspberry aromas bounce from the glass along with sweet cigar spice, followed by a lush palate of dark cherry and soft yet pithy tannin. Finishes with quenching acidity and lingering, velvety texture.

Beaux Freres 2021 Willamette Valley cuvée consists of Pinot Noir sourced from the following vineyards: Star Mooring 23%, Doration 19%, Stardance 170 Zena Crown 890, Sequitur 700, Dupee Valley 796 Hyland 5%, Guadalupe 5%, Gran Moraine 3% Jessie James 2%, La Colina 2%Beaux Frères 1%, and Upper Terrace 1%.

CRITICAL ACCLAIM


Robert Parker's Wine Advocate - "I tasted the 2021 Pinot Noir Willamette Valley about a month after it was bottled, but it doesn't seem to matter—it bursts from the glass with generous pomegranate, cranberry and raspberry preserves aromas and accents of orange peel, aniseed and tea leaves. The palate is stunning: it strikes a balance between highly concentrated, nuanced fruit and an uplifted, silky structure, and it has a particularly elegant finish."


Wine Spectator - "Sleek, graceful and elegantly proportioned, with expressive violet, raspberry, guava and black tea flavors that jump out of the glass and gather richness toward polished tannins."


James Suckling - "Wild and vibrant nose of rosemary, cherry stones, small strawberries, violets and seaweed. So fresh, with a medium body and powdery tannins. I like the persistent fine, chalky texture. Unfined and unfiltered. Drink or hold."