Winemaker Notes
Professional Ratings
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James Suckling
An opulent pinot noir that shows aromas of dried flowers such as hibiscus and orchids. Blueberries and strawberries, too. Medium to full body, polished and silky tannins with a wonderful fresh finish. This is an unfiltered and really interesting wine. Drink now or hold.
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Wine Spectator
Rich and open-knit, yet well-structured, with expressive violet and blueberry aromas and layered dark plum, black tea and spice flavors. Drink now through 2024.
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Wilfred Wong of Wine.com
Substantial and lasting on the palate, the 2015 Beaux Freres Pinot Noir exhibits ripe berries and savory wood. The wine's firmness pairs it well with steak au poivre. (Tasted: June 7, 2017, San Francisco, CA)
Home of some of the planet’s most amazingly elegant and expressive Pinot noir, the Willamette Valley is a pastoral, mixed landscape of green, bucolic rolling hills, dramatic forestlands and small, independent, friendly wine growers. As a leader in environmental stewardship, the valley has some of the nation’s most protective land use policies, with two-thirds of its vineyards farmed sustainably and over half, organically. While the valley claims a cool, continental climate, and is heavily influenced by the cold, moist winds of the Pacific Ocean, its warm and dry summers allow for the steady, even ripening of Pinot noir.
The potential of Willamette Valley Pinot noir continues to attract the investment of serious growers and winemakers both locally and from abroad, as naturally the finished wines bring accolades from professionals and enthusiasts. With a range of styles from delicate dried cherry, raspberry and hibiscus to stronger notes of truffle, mocha, plum and spice, a fine Willamette Valley Pinot noir is a perfect expression of both character and grace.