Beaux Freres Ribbon Ridge "The Beaux Freres Vineyard" Pinot Noir 2022
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A gorgeous Pinot Noir, the plantings from 1988 are being replanted as the phyloxerated vines are being removed. This wine shows elegance and grace while maintaining depth and concentration, but make no mistake, it’s built to age. The Beaux Frères Vineyard is clonally diverse with a massale selection of Pommard and Wadenswil and 115. Red fruited aromas and beautiful interplay between bright berries mixed with fresh mint and savoury herbs. The palate remains fresh and elegant, with red-fruited generosity and savoury depth of spearmint and wild anise.
Darkly oral, the 2022 Pinot Noir The Beaux Frères Vineyard wafts up with an earthy bouquet as flowery underbrush and crushed ashen stones complicate dried black cherries and a flourish of lavender. This is cool-toned and racy, with a cascade of sweet spice and ripe red and blue fruits that ow across a stream of vibrant acidity. The 2022 finishes structured, long and beautifully balanced, leaving a classically dry sensation as rosy inner florals gradually recede. In 2022, Mikey Metzel pushed the new oak up to 35% from 25% due to the quality of the tannins and freshness of the fruit.
The 2022 Pinot Noir The Beaux Frères Vineyard has dynamic aromas that segue from charcuterie and flint to roasted cranberries, forest floor and spice. The medium-bodied palate has pleasantly broody, meaty flavors structured by chalky tannins and vibrant acidity, and it has a long, spicy finish. It will benefit from 2-3 years in bottle.
With detail and dimension, this compelling red laces rich raspberry and guava flavors with spiced tea, sandalwood and rose petal tones while building tension toward medium-grained tannins. Drink now through 2034. 2,546 cases made.
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Beaux Freres Ribbon Ridge "The Beaux Freres Vineyard" Pinot Noir 2023
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James Suckling
A smooth, suave and spicy wine that is made from the wine estate’s original vineyard. It’s spicy but balanced, offering tangy red cherry, pure black cherry, cinnamon, clove and toast flavors. There’s a flash of new oak, 20%, but carried by wonderful, lively fruit and savory accents from the vineyard. From biodynamically grown grapes. Drink now or hold.
The 2023 Pinot Noir The Beaux Frères Vineyard has layered aromas of cranberry, blackberry, bitters, mossy bark and holiday spice. The medium-bodied palate is elegantly styled with concentrated, detailed, spicy flavors. It’s framed by silky tannins and juicy acidity and has a long, spicy finish. It transforms dramatically with air and should be long lived in the cellar.
A cascade of dried flowers, crushed rocks and dusty sage gives way to dried strawberries as the remarkably pretty 2023 Pinot Noir The Beaux Frères Vineyard blossoms in the glass. Elegant and cool-toned in feel, it offers silken textures and depths of ripe, mineral-inflected red berry fruits that slowly saturate toward the close. Fine-grained tannins add a lovely framework as the 2023 Pinot Noir finishes with excellent length and an air of violet inner florals. What a beautiful wine. It displays the ripeness of the vintage in a perfectly balanced way
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