Beaux Frères Vineyard, Belles Sœurs - Ribbon Ridge AVA 2019

Beaux Frères Vineyard, Belles Sœurs - Ribbon Ridge AVA 2019

Beaux Frères, nestled in Willamette Valley, has played a pioneering and leading role in Oregon's rise to world recognition for pinot noir based great wines.

In 2017, the Henriot family, of the namesake Champagne house, Bouchard Père et Fils in Burgundy, and William Fèvre in Chablis, acquired a majority share of Beaux Frères, with the founders, the Etzel family, remaining as managing partners.

Since its first vintage in 1991, the Beaux Frères philosophy remains the same: to produce world-class wine from small, well-balanced yields and ripe, healthy fruit that represents the essence of our vineyards. The human element of our efforts – coupled with the whimsy of Mother Nature as our muse – make Beaux Frères wines distinct. Our operation is low on technology, high on personality. Low on analytics, high on intuition.

The Belles Sœurs is a hand-selected barrel reserve from the three estate vineyards. This thoughtfully crafted wine showcases the elegance and finesse of each site. The Belles Sœurs is equal in quality to the Beaux Freres Vineyard Pinot Noir, but differs stylistically. The Beaux Freres vineyard remains the flagship of the portfolio, with the Belles Sœurs now keeping stride as its whimsical counterpart.

2019 vintage

“The 2019 vintage was the first in six years to truly test the chops of Oregon’s Willamette Valley winemakers. The kind of weather we saw around harvest made for a classical cool-climate growing season, and the wines that are emerging are showcasing the kind of complexity and finesse that can only be drawn from adversity. I’m so excited about this vintage and these wines.” Mikey D. Etzel, Winemaker