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The whole wine is steeped with a perfumed brilliance, exchanging breezes of sandalwood, crushed red fruits, and fir forest. The flavors are pure Beaux Freres Pinot–if you know it you love it–carried on a super silky slide. It's easy to enjoy now because of the intoxicating scents, the overall energy; I can feel the underlying layers that will make this a thrill to watch over the coming years. -Marcus\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e2018 vintage tasting notes\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e#9 in Wine Spectator Top 100 Wines of 2020, 95 points Wine Spectator, Highly Recommended: \u003c\/strong\u003e\"\u003cspan\u003eA wine of presence and expression, impeccably structured yet elegantly layered, with evocative raspberry, rose petal and brown baking spice notes that pick up richness and tension toward fine-grained tannins. Drink now through 2029.\"\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBeaux Frères has helped set the standard for modern Pinot Noir in Oregon since its founding in the late 1980s, part of the second generation of Willamette Valley wineries. Founder Mike Etzel is not hands-on in the cellar these days, but son Mike D. Etzel and his team haven’t lost a beat. This 2018 is the wine of the vintage to date, from a year that had its challenges. The 24-acre Beaux Frères Vineyard is planted to a mixture of Pommard, Wädenswil and newer Dijon clones on a steep south-facing slope on Ribbon Ridge, a sweet spot in the Chehalem Mountains AVA. The winemaking consists of wild-yeast fermentation and aging one year in French oak, about 40 percent of which is new.\"\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThis is not about ratings. It is a beautiful wine and a clear standout among the myriad 2018s I've tasted. Like the 2017, it moves so effortlessly, floating without gravity from one billowy Pinot cloud to another. The 2018 is especially succulent on day two. I highly recommend it. - Marcus\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e2017 vintage notes\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e95 points Wine Spectator, Highly Recommended: \u003c\/strong\u003e\"Combines structure with verve, offering richly expressive raspberry, violet and orange peel flavors that take on polish and complexity toward well buffed tannins. Drink now through 2028.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA gorgeous vintage of Beaux Freres Vineyard, with a seamlessness I don't ever recall tasting in this wine, in any vintage. What that means: from start to finish, the wine moves so effortlessly, like floating without gravity from one billowy Pinot cloud to another. Wonderfully pretty, fresh and vibrant, a characteristic of 2017, with understated power and energy. 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It should age gracefully for at least a decade.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e94 points Wine Spectator:\u003c\/strong\u003e Supple, open-textured and layered, with beautifully defined currant, plum and cocoa flavors, floating serenely over a polished texture on a finish that unfurls gracefully. Light-footed, showing terrific presence and persistence. Drink now through 2023.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e2012 vintage notes:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA powerhouse of Pinot noir, layered, broad and deep, filled with spice-accented ripe dark berries on a richly textured body. 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To me, it has the best traits of each of the last 10 vintages. - Marcus\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e#1 Wine SF Chronicle Recommends 2010 Pinots: Beaux Freres has been on the edge of ambition in Oregon, but Mike Etzel is also making good on those ambitions, with pristine biodynamic farming of his 88-acre Ribbon Ridge site. An immensely pleasing, profound wine. Full of heady sage and birch bark, with raspberry, wild strawberry and a classy oak note that comes across as a subtle toast element. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e94 points Tanzer: \"Bright violet color. Explosively perfumed aromas of red and dark berry preserves, Asian spices and potpourri, with cola and vanilla accents building in the glass. Sappy, broad and appealingly sweet, offering lively, spicy dark berry flavors with nuances of soy and candied flowers. Shows plenty of upfront appeal and intense fruit, finishing smooth, spicy and very long.\" - Josh Raynolds\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e93 points Wine Spectator: Impressive for its clarity, transparency and focused blackberry, raspberry and sassafras flavors, hinting at floral and mineral notes as the finish lingers enticingly. Offers elegance and refinement without losing intensity. Drink now through 2020. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e2009 Vintage Tasting Notes\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSo delicious and pure, so graceful and balanced. 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Add to it lacey mineral and Ribbon Ridge earth accents and a finish that pulses with a back-and-forth deep strawberry and blackberry wave.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAyres doesn't get quite the attention of famous neighbors—like Brick House, which is practically next door—and when I taste a wine like the 2021 Lewis Rogers Lane I think, that's a shame! \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eLewis Rogers Lane is an attempt to capture our vineyard in a glass,“ says winemaker Brad McLeroy. “If our vineyard could speak, this bottle is what it would say. It’s a blend of all five Pinot Noir clones in our estate vineyard; it highlights what mother nature gave us in the vintage. It is elegant and rich, with a dark fruit profile, subtle spice and earth, and a long finish.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"It may do the best job of expressing our full site, since we get to blend. It can lead to the better aromatics and more complexities. 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