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• Bob H wrote:

  October 14, 2023 - This feels a little past prime to me, and I'll caveat that by saying the bottle itself may be partly to blame here, as the cork disintegrated trying to open it, so I had to decant immediately.
  
  I see that in the last note from Keith Akers he compared it to an older Brunello, and on the nose I can definitely get that comparison. This has a smoked meat note on the nose, and it's mostly black fruits. There is a hint of maderization here as well.
  
  But the acidity on the palate is somewhat pronounced and dominates the fruit. Moderately drinkable, but to be honest, if you were at a wine dinner with multiple bottles, this wine is getting dumped in the bucket so you can get ready for the next wine.

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• KeithAkers wrote: 93 points

  August 28, 2021 - Saturday Brisket (Matt's, Portland OR): Nose: This was served up blind and with a big ole slice of humble pie. It was extremely aromatic and savory with red cherries, cranberries, roses, violets, herbs, tobacco, sour red fruits. There is excellent depth and this is clearly in the mature category while still showing plenty of fruit.
  
  Taste: The feel is Medium/full bodied with tart, medium+ acidity and resolved, medium tannins. The acidity is just a smidge astringent, but that is nitpicking. The feel is refined and balanced with savory notes, red cherries, cranberries, violets, herbs, sour red fruits, and tobacco.
  
  Overall: So, I thought this was a Brunello from around-ish the same vintage. I don't drink much (if at all) older Oregon pinot noir and it definitely threw me for a big time loop. Good thing this was still pretty damned awesome and a great way for me to get back into more blind tasting again.

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• OenoEd Likes this wine: 94 points

  June 3, 2019 - My expectations were low for this 4th vintage from the signature vineyard, despite having bought this from the winery on Release, and cellar storing with minimal movement for 20+ years. The cork fragmented into 3 pieces as I opened it. The color was beyond brick, toward brown. Then, magic happened. No off notes, and superb secondary aromas of mentholated rub, mushroom, forest floor, rust, smokey bacon fat, and , after 25 minutes, chocolate covered strawberries. In the mouth, this presented much younger: cherry cola syrup, shiso leaf, Connecticut wrapper, mint, and leather, with a respectably long still tannic finish. Even the color brightened with time, more purple than brown! Wine began to fade after an hour. My guess is this is a sensitive wine, very susceptible to storage and movement. If provenance and storage were good, you’re in for a treat! Superb w applewood grilled yellowfin tuna and miso slaw.

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• SARED wrote: flawed

  January 27, 2019 - Slightly corked. Nose shot but palate ok. Youthful, bright cherry without being tart. Subtle heat on the finish would be only complaint. If not corked would have been 90-91.

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• cweiss wrote:

  June 5, 2018 - 6 years after a couple of tired tasting bottles, this was the last and the best. Nice Burgundian nose as in the past but much younger on the palate.

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Wine Definition

• Vintage 1995
• Type Red
• Producer Beaux Frères
• Varietal Pinot Noir
• Designation n/a
• Vineyard Beaux Frères Vineyard
• Country USA
• Region Oregon
• SubRegion n/a
• Appellation Yamhill County

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• In Cellars 137 (55%)
• Consumed 114 (45%)

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