Beaux Freres The Upper Terrace Pinot Noir 2002
Region: Ribbon Ridge, Willamette Valley, Oregon
Variety: Red Wine
Rating: 91.0

This is a great American Pinot Noir. It is world class in complexity, richness and aging potential. Dark ruby/purple with an extraordinary nose of forest floor, spring flowers, plums, black currants and sweet cherries. The wine is full bodied, very rich and quite tannic. The tannins are balanced by the cascade of fruit as well as the pure opulence and richness of the wine. The yields were very low, the wine super concentrated and this is a wine built for the long term. We recently tasted this wine with our barrel broker along side some top grand cru red Burgundies and it was by far the best wine of the group.