(Decanter) - Family-owned Maisons & Domaines Henriot has expanded in the US by acquiring a majority stake in Oregon Pinor Noir producer Beaux Frères. 

Henriot, which produces a namesake Champagne, said that it has acquired a controlling stake in Beaux Frères Vineyard via its American subsidiary. But existing shareholders Michael Etzel and Robert Parker Jr, the well-known wine critic, have retained a financial interest in the Oregon producer.

Henriot has experience with Pinot Noir thanks to its ownership of the Bouchard Père & Fils merchant in Burgundy. It will add Beaux Frères to a considerable wine empire that also includes Chablis producer William Fèvre.

Financial details were not disclosed, and nor were specific shareholdings.

Founded by both partners and then-brothers-in-law Michel Etzel and Robert Parker Jr, Beaux Frères is a 88-acre* farm situated in Chehalem Valley’s Ribbom Ridge AVA (American Viticultural Area).