Beaux Freres 2023 Willamette Valley Chardonnay

Beaux Frères’ 2023 Willamette Valley Chardonnay is a finely etched, mineral‑driven wine that balances tension with quiet richness. It opens with lemon zest, citrus curd, green apple, and white peach, accented by chalky minerality, flinty reduction, and subtle almond, marzipan, and hazelnut tones. The palate is medium‑bodied and textural, carrying a supple glide supported by brilliant acidity and a vein of seaspray salinity. Notes of citrus candies, salted apples, fresh flowers, chamomile, and honeyed citrus layer over a core of wet stone and gentle oak creaminess. As it expands, the wine shows both energy and depth, finishing long with citrus oil, almond skin, and a touch of spice, suggesting a Chardonnay that is elegant, savory, and quietly powerful, with the structure to drink well now or age for several years.

Critically Acclaim

James Suckling 97pts
Layered, textural, minerally; lemon zest, chalky minerals, almond, toast, flinty reduction; palate of lemon curd, marzipan, hazelnuts; long, expanding finish.