Beaux Freres 2022 Chardonnay Estate   

2022 Beaux Frères Chardonnay, Willamette Valley
Wine Advocate
95 Points
The 2022 Chardonnay Willamette Valley was matured for 14 months in 20% new French oak and an additional two months in stainless steel. It's powerful, expressive and dynamic, with ever-changing aromas of white peach, elderflower, matchstick and beeswax, plus generous spicy undertones. The medium-bodied palate explodes with concentrated, savory flavors that range from stone fruit to honey. It's tempered by a spine of shimmery acidity and flinty character, and it has a long, nuanced finish. Drink Date: 2025 - 2040. Erin Brooks Jul 03, 2024

San Francisco Wine Panel Score 96 Points

This is a deep wine of focus and structure, which seems to skirt a line between Chablis and Corton Charlemagne in style. The aromas are a chiseled mix of fresh apple, golden fig, sweetly preserved lemon peel, flint, nutmeg, hazelnut, baking spice and mineral scents. It is generous, piquantly fresh, cutting dry and deeply fruity on the palate, where long lingering flavors that closely mirror the aromas create a Corton Charlemagne-like impression that grows as the wine airs. A brilliant dinner wine right now (if not served too cold), it will likely be a stunner in 18-24 months and beyond.