Beaux Freres Willamette Valley Pinot Noir 2021
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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.
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. Drink now through 2032. 3,780 cases made.
The 2021 Pinot Noir Willamette Valley is lifted and pure with a cool-toned bouquet of dusty florals, lavender and spice-dusted blackberries. Soft and round, it casts violet inner florals and wild berries across the palate, taking on a saline tinge and hints of licorice toward the close. The 2021 finishes remarkably fresh and with a pleasantly chewy sensation, leaving slowly fading inner rose
tones.
Sourced from 13 vineyards throughout the Valley, though predominantly Star Morring and Doration vineyards. Aromas of violets and crushed stone hint at edginess. The palate offers sappy blackberries and bright, fresh fruits backed by spearmint. There is an excellent lingering juiciness and a finish that goes on for minutes.
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Beaux Freres Willamette Valley Pinot Noir 2022
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Wine Spectator
Graceful and detailed, with lilting raspberry and cherry flavors that unfurl to reveal fresh violet, cinnamon and orange peel accents as this builds richness and complexity toward polished tannins. Drink now through 2032. 3,163 cases made.
The 2022 Pinot Noir Willamette Valley has layered aromas of pomegranate, cranberry and blackberry with nuances of cardamom, mushrooms and earth. The medium-bodied palate is silky and seamless. It has a concentrated core of spice- and earth-laced fruit and a long, nuanced finish. It’s dangerously easy to drink without sacrificing nuance.
Eight vineyards comprise the Beaux Frères Willamette Valley bottling, with 8% coming from the estate vineyards. It was a vintage that started cool and then finished quickly. The Beaux Frères estate was very impacted by the frost, so much of the fruit is coming from secondary buds. The Willamette Valley bottling shows such freshness and bright fruit with tart cranberry aromatics balanced by a squeeze of blood orange and dusty red brambles. The finish is tart and fresh, with mint framing the delicate red berries, violet florals and tart Montmorency cherries. Delightful.
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