Sign In

2017 Beaux Freres Belles Soeurs Cuvee Ribbon Ridge Pinot Noir

Not Currently In Auction

Latest Sale Price

March 24, 2024 - $66

Estimate

RATINGS

94Wine Spectator

Impeccably polished and structured, with gracefully expressive cherry and blueberry flavors, laced with black tea, spice and orange peel notes, taking on richness toward refined tannins.

91-92Vinous / IWC

... Fragrant, spice-accented red and dark berries, candied rose and a hint of musky sassafras on the incisive nose. Bright and focused on the palate, offering intense raspberry and bitter cherry flavors that spread out and turn sweeter with air. Juicy and seamless in style, finishing with solid, minerally thrust, even tannins and resonating floral and red berry notes.

REGION

United States, Oregon, Willamette Valley, Ribbon Ridge

Willamette Valley AVA was established in 1983, and it is the oldest appellation in Oregon. Oregon’s modern wine industry began in the Willamette Valley in the 1960s when artists, vagabond winemakers, and U.C. Davis oenology graduates looking for new territory started their own, small, off-the-grid wineries. The appellation is the state’s largest, and it extends 175 miles from Columbia River on the Washington/Oregon border to just south of Eugene, near central Oregon. The Willamette River runs through the area, helping to give the appellation a mild year-round climate. There are six smaller sub-appellations within this AVA, but altogether the Willamette Valley has the largest concentration of wineries in Oregon, as well as the majority of the state’s most famous producers. Pinot Noir is king here, followed by Chardonnay, Pinot Gris and Riesling. To most admirers of Oregon Pinot Noir, Willamette Valley offers the most distinctive wine choices in the state.

TYPE

Red Wine, Pinot Noir

This red wine is relatively light and can pair with a wide variety of foods. The grape prefers cooler climates and the wine is most often associated with Burgundy, Champagne and the U.S. west coast. Regional differences make it nearly as fickle as it is flexible.