Beaux Frères is amongst Oregon’s leading wine producers. The estate was always destined for greatness given it was co-founded by none other than Robert Parker.
Wine salesman Michael Etzel identified a potential vineyard in Ribbon Vale, in the Willamette Valley, in Oregon, in 1986 – at the time a pig farm. He persuaded his brother-in-law (in French, “beau frère”) Robert Parker to join him on the venture and produce world-class Pinot Noir. They planted the first vines in 1988, with the first vintage produced in 1991 – when a third partner, Robert Roy, joined the project.
