2006 Morgan Pinot Gris R & D Franscioni Vineyard

Community Tasting Notes (3) Avg Score: 90.3 points

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  1/17/2023 - forceberry wrote: 91 Points

  A single-vineyard Pinot Gris, fermented in stainless steel, aged for a short period in neutral French oak barrels and then in stainless steel tanks. 13,5% alcohol. Tasted blind.
  
  Slightly evolved, medium-deep lemon-yellow color. Rich, fragrant and somewhat waxy nose with aromas of honey and beeswax, some ripe apricot tones, a little bit of toasty brioche and custard pastry, light golden apple nuances and a developed hint of nuttiness. The wine is broad, balanced and somewhat evolved on the palate with a moderately full body and quite intense flavors of juicy red apple, some toasty notes of brioche and nuttiness, light marzipan tones, a juicy hint of white peach and a touch of stony minerality. The high acidity lends great sense of structure and freshness to the wine and the moderately high alcohol makes the wine feel slightly warm. The finish is long, dry and quite complex with a ripe, intensely flavors aftertaste of cantaloupe and juicy red apple, some leesy creamy tones, a little bit of white currant, light toasty notes of chopped nuts and sourdough crispbread, a hint of stony minerality and a touch of marzipan.
  
  A balanced, vibrant and quite intensely flavored Pinot Gris that turned out to be much more youthful than I anticipated! I was both impressed and positively surprised by the wine: it was not just fully alive for a Californian Pinot Gris over 15 years old, but also showing great sense of both freshness and complexity! The style here is a bit different from the Pinot Gris wines they make in Alsace, but I guess the Alsatian style with their ripe fruit and tactile presence is the closest analogy here. Although not a wine to blow anyone's socks off, this was still much better than most of us could anticipate from a 16,5 years old Californian Pinot Gris. A terrific wine that will at least keep - if not improve further - for a good handful of years more. Superb value at just 20€.

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  2/22/2009 - cormyr wrote: 90 Points

  light hue. tart citrusy grassy, very acidic, bright and crisp. lovely white

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  7/14/2007 - peternelson wrote: 90 Points

  Pinot Palooza: aromatic,perfumey,& swt apple; tons of a’s, minerals tint lively finish.

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