2021 Beaux Frères Belles Soeurs Cuvée Pinot Noir

Beaux Frères , Domaine Serene, is the leading wine company in Oregon, founded by Michael G. Etzel, brother-in-law (“Beaux Frères” in French) of wine critic Robert Parker. First launched in 1996 as a companion label to the Beaux Freres Vineyard, The Belles Soeurs is a hand-selected barrel reserve. Beaux Frères is located on the most prestigious terroirs of the Willamette Valley. Since their first vintage in 1991, Beaux Frères' philosophy has remained the same: to produce a world-class Pinot Noir with small, balanced yields and ripe, healthy fruit that represents the essence of the vineyard. Beaux Frères has been operating completely biodynamic and organic since 2002. Beaux Frères ownership is now shared by Michael G. Etzel and Artemis Domaines, adding a unique Oregon property to a family of world-class estates including Château Latour, Domaine d'Eugenie, Clos de Tart, Château-Grillet, Champagne Jacquesson and Bouchard Père et Fils in France, and Eisele Vineyard in Napa. With this evolution, the heart of Beaux Frères' winemaking traditions over the decades is now linked to its motherland.

The Beaux Frères Belles Soeurs Cuvée Pinot Noir has a medium ruby-purple color in the glass. The Pinot Noir The Belles Soeurs has tempting wild red and black berries with hints of garrigue and tea leaves and a touch of forest floor. The taste is silky and intense with layered, graphite-tinged fruit and a very long finish that stands out for its purity and persistent perfume.

For information: In the Tab: Appendix you will find the official fact sheet of this beautiful wine. We will send it to you automatically when you order this wine. The wine is in our conditioned Wine Warehouse and if you pick up the wine you will also receive a nice discount. We are almost next to the Rijksweg with plenty of parking. Click here for address

About Beaux Frères Vineyard

The Beaux Frères Vineyard is located on an 88-acre farm atop Ribbon Ridge near Newberg, Oregon. Tall and stately Douglas firs cover nearly 50 acres of the farm, while the residential and winery buildings take up another 8 acres. The vineyard is located on 30 acres (24 of which are planted) of steep, continuous south-east, south and south-west facing slopes with Willakenzie soils at an elevation of approximately 400 feet. Plantings began in 1988 with closely planted Pinot Noir vines at a density of approximately 2,200 plants per acre. The oldest vines in the vineyard are now 34 years old and the vineyard as a whole is a mix of homegrown Pommard and Wädenswil clones and younger Dijon clones on phylloxera-resistant rootstocks.

The Upper Terrace Vineyard, located just north and slightly higher than the Beaux Frères Vineyard, was first planted in 2000. It consists of Dijon clones of Pinot Noir covering approximately 9 acres of the 40-acre site – the remainder is densely forested and lush with flora and fauna. The farm team have now embarked on their own nursery project, grafting healthy cuttings from our most exceptional vines onto resilient rootstocks that they hope to have in our vineyards for generations. This is the source of vines for a third property that connects the two previous vineyards and had its first harvest in 2023. Until now this has been called The Bridge Vineyard.

Ownership of Beaux Frères is now shared by Michael G. Etzel and Artemis Domaines, adding a unique Oregon property to a family of world-class estates including Château Latour, Domaine d'Eugenie, Clos de Tart, Château-Grillet, Champagne Jacquesson and Bouchard Père et Fils in France, and Eisele Vineyard in Napa. With this evolution, the heart of Beaux Frères' winemaking traditions over the decades is now linked to its motherland.