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| Community Tasting Notes (average 83 pts. and median of 84 pts. in 5 notes) - hiding notes with no text | | Tasted by Corgoson on 8/15/2012 & rated 79 points: High acidity and yet yogurt like texture. Bit oily. Banana, poached pear and apple. Clean, crisp taste. Kind of boring and it is okay for a refreshing palate cleanser and summer sipper with some fried seafood. Been here, tried it, time to move on... (1599 views) | | Tasted by thirsty_cat on 8/15/2012 & rated 83 points: NOSE: Lemon meringue pie, lemon zest, very zesty. Slightly rubbery undertones. A slight "funk" as well, maybe moss? Not much else! TASTE: dry, quite sour. Has a bizarre aftertaste that I can only describe as eggy or omlette-like, or maybe like the eggy top of a lemon meringue pie! So weird! Entrance is sour fruits: star fruit and green banana. Oak lend a generous dash of cream, despite the acidity. I have never had a Pinot Gris like this and would never guess it in a blind taste. Strange, but not necessarily unpleasant. Makes me hungry! (1602 views) | | Tasted by Johnosgood on 8/6/2011 & rated 84 points: Crisp, clean Hints of pear (2006 views) | | Tasted by wabi47 on 5/25/2011 & rated 84 points: pear, gooseberry, mineral, decent acidity, generically good (2008 views) |
| MacMurray Ranch Producer websitePinot GrisFrom Pinot Gris Wikipedia entry: Wines made from the Pinot gris vary greatly and are dependent on the region and wine making style they are from. Alsatian Pinot gris are medium to full bodied wines with a rich, somewhat floral bouquet. They tend to be spicy in comparisons with other Pinot gris. While most Pinot gris are meant to be consumed early, Alsatian Pinot gris can age well. German Pinot gris are more full-bodied with a balance of acidity and slight sweetness. In Oregon the wines are medium bodied with a yellow to copper-pink color and aromas of pear, apple, and/or melon. In California, the Pinot gris are more light bodied with a crisp, refreshing taste with some pepper and arugula notes. The Pinot grigio style of Italy is a light-bodied, often lean wine that is light in color with sometimes spritzy flavors that can be crisp and acidic. Although this wine can be very sweet, it will begin to lose its acidity when it is nearly ripe.
Pinot gris is considered an "early to market wine" that can be bottled and out on the market within 4–12 weeks after fermentation. Varietal character (Appellation America)
Conseillé pour l'apéritif et avec les mets suivants : Foie Gras terrine Foie Gras poęlé Tarte tatinUSAAmerican wine has been produced since the 1500s, with the first widespread production beginning in New Mexico in 1628. Today, wine production is undertaken in all fifty states, with California producing 84% of all U.S. wine. The continent of North America is home to several native species of grape, including Vitis labrusca, Vitis riparia, Vitis rotundifolia, and Vitis vulpina, but the wine-making industry is based almost entirely on the cultivation of the European Vitis vinifera, which was introduced by European settlers. With more than 1,100,000 acres (4,500 km2) under vine, the United States is the fourth-largest wine producing country in the world, after Italy, Spain, and France.California2021 vintage: "Unlike almost all other areas of the state, the Russian River Valley had higher than normal crops in 2021, which has made for a wine of greater generosity and fruit forwardness than some of its stablemates." - Morgan Twain-Peterson Sonoma CountyMendocino CountyRussian River Valley Russian River Valley Winegrowers Association | Wikipedia |
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