关于我们
Beaux Frères is situated on a former pig farm in Ribbon Ridge, Oregon. Co-owner and managing partner Michael G. Etzel stumbled across the 36 hectare (88 acre) plot in 1986 and that same year purchased the land with his wine critic brother-in-law Robert Parker.
From the start it was Pinot Noir that was to become the focus of the Yamhill County estate. In 1991, Robert Roy joined as the third co-owner of the estate and, with his help, the Beaux Frères winery was built, leading to the release of the estate's first Pinot Noir vintage under its own label.
Beaux Frères has since grown to encompass two vineyards – the original 12-hectare (30-acre) Beaux Frères vineyard and the adjacent 4-ha (10-acre) Upper Terrace vineyard. The Beaux Frères vineyard is planted with tightly spaced vines on steep south-facing slopes at 400ft (122 meters) above sea level. The Upper Terrace parcel is also planted at similar elevations on southeast-facing slopes and proffered its first vintage in 2002.
The wines are aged in French oak barrels for 10-12 months. Following this the wine is racked in stainless steel tanks and bottled under gravity.
In addition to the estate's own Pinot Noir, Beaux Frères also works in collaboration with local farmers to produce a wider range of unfined and unfiltered wines, including the Willamette Valley Pinot Noir, Gran Moraine Chardonnay and Pinot Noir from the Carlton AVA, Hyland Pinot Noir from the McMinnville AVA and Guadalupe Pinot Noir from the Dundee Hills AVA.