“This delightfully bright Pinot launches forth with lavish aromas and notes of ripe blue fruit, black raspberries, baking spices, roses and a dusting of cocoa powder. An interplay of vibrancy and fine tannins lend focus to a luxuriously silky palate, with pomegranate and graham cracker nuances building texture and length onto a finish with black tea plus smokey herbs. Highly Recommend! – October 2022

Beaux Freres Winery

While on vacation in 1986, Michael Etzel came upon an 88-acre pig farm for sale located
on Ribbon Ridge in the Northern Willamette Valley, Yamhill County, Oregon. After
some deliberation, Michael purchased the farm with his brother-in-law, Robert Parker,
Jr. Michael uprooted his young family from Colorado and moved to the farm the
following summer. He began his focused pursuit as a vineyard manager by planting only
Pinot Noir and slowly transforming the old pig and dairy farm into his jewel.
While planting his own vineyard, Michael worked four harvests at Ponzi Winery. In
1990, Michael harvested his first crop and sold the grapes, except enough to make one
barrel, to winemakers Ken Wright and Dick Ponzi. With the addition of a third partner,
Robert Roy, in 1991, a renovation of one of the barns led to the creation of Beaux Frères
Winery.

Robert Parker, Jr. is one of three owners in Beaux Frères vineyard and winery. For
thirty- two years, he has written and published the independent wine journal "The Wine
Advocate" and authored twelve best-selling books on wine.

Parker invented the 100 point ratings scale and is now widely recognized by avid
collectors worldwide as the single most influential critic of our generation. He is also
one of only and one of only a handful of foreigners to have received the highest honors
from France (Officer in the Legion of Honor from President Jacques Chirac), Italy
(Commander in the National Order of Merit from Prime Minister Silvo Berlesconi), and
Spain (recipent of the Great Cross of Santa Cruz from King Juan Carlos).