Still opening up after an hour. Remarkable.
Still opening up after an hour. Remarkable.
Apr 17th, 2021
Really opened up after about an hour. Just lovely balance of ripe cherry and tart acidity. Drink now or wait, but you won’t regret it now.
Really opened up after about an hour. Just lovely balance of ripe cherry and tart acidity. Drink now or wait, but you won’t regret it now.
Nov 27th, 2020
And that’s why BF is so worth it - 12 years in and it hasn’t even peaked yet. Beautiful.
And that’s why BF is so worth it - 12 years in and it hasn’t even peaked yet. Beautiful.
Oct 17th, 2020
Still alive. Smokey and structured, must be the 100% new French oak with heavy toast.
Made under the supervision of Dick Ponzi
Still alive. Smokey and structured, must be the 100% new French oak with heavy toast.
Made under the supervision of Dick Ponzi
Sep 27th, 2020
Every BF with this amount of cold cellar time just over delivers. So balanced and complete, powerful and restrained. Multiple layers of black cherry, earthy minerality and light wood. Licorice and plum. Soft, dry finish.
Every BF with this amount of cold cellar time just over delivers. So balanced and complete, powerful and restrained. Multiple layers of black cherry, earthy minerality and light wood. Licorice and plum. Soft, dry finish.
Jul 26th, 2020
Great start with strawberry and currant with a lengthy finish. Elegance of Oregon and at the winery they have pigs roaming so they salute the perfect pairing - pork and Pinot. Love Beaux Fréres.
Great start with strawberry and currant with a lengthy finish. Elegance of Oregon and at the winery they have pigs roaming so they salute the perfect pairing - pork and Pinot. Love Beaux Fréres.
Jun 30th, 2020
Beautiful fruit density and texture, delicious right now but will develop even further with time
Beautiful fruit density and texture, delicious right now but will develop even further with time
Mar 18th, 2020
Fruit bomb. Misses length and body. Easy drinking.
Fruit bomb. Misses length and body. Easy drinking.
Nov 22nd, 2019Just starting to show some age. Dark fruit and mild tannins. Highly recommend the restaurant as well!
Just starting to show some age. Dark fruit and mild tannins. Highly recommend the restaurant as well!
Sep 14th, 2019
The 1996 Beaux Freres ‘The Beaux Freres Vineyard Pinot Noir (WWB, 91) is living out the end of its life in style. At this stage the wine was radically transformed with some air, providing really an hour of tertiary enjoyment with its peat moss, wild mushroom risotto and delicate cran-raspberry and lavender flavors. Beautiful, and refined, this is truly one of the best of this challenging vintage in the Willamette Valley that I have sampled. Drink 2019-2022- 91
The 1996 Beaux Freres ‘The Beaux Freres Vineyard Pinot Noir (WWB, 91) is living out the end of its life in style. At this stage the wine was radically transformed with some air, providing really an hour of tertiary enjoyment with its peat moss, wild mushroom risotto and delicate cran-raspberry and lavender flavors. Beautiful, and refined, this is truly one of the best of this challenging vintage in the Willamette Valley that I have sampled. Drink 2019-2022- 91
Sep 1st, 2019
Ribbon Ridge, Willamette Valley, Oregon, USA
