Actor
Fred MacMurray was best known for a diversity of his films, from the classic Film
Noir Double Indemnity from 1944, to
Disney’s The Absent Minded Professor,
and Son of Flubber, to the TV show My Three Sons. But MacMurray was also an
avid fisherman and he bought a parcel of land in Sonoma to get away from
Hollywood. He raised cattle and had plans to plant vines, but those dreams
never materialized while he was alive. However other generations saw the
planting of vines on the MacMurray Estate and today Pinot Gris and Pinot Noir
form the basis of MacMurray’s dream.
The 2016 MacMurray Estate Pinot Gris
utilizes six different clonal selections of Pinot Gris (1,
3, 4, 5, 146, and 152, if you really need to geek-out on this) to create a
California classic approach to this old grape.
Presenting
tropical fruits like lemon-lime, honeysuckle, pear, mango and guava, and back
notes of kiwi, peach and fig, this is a bright, cheery wine with enough acidity
to make it very food compatible (I made Cajun/Panko crusted Ahi tuna, with
lemon-dill pasta, and garlic-butter China peas) but with enough diversity to
make it stand out and not get lost. So with Easter around the corner, this is a versatile choice. The success is its overwhelming complexity
and layers of flavors, which is even more impressive in that this is 100% stainless
steel fermented and aged - so no oak - but it did spend some time on the lees
helping to creating a tangible viscosity. For the price you’re getting a suburb
wine. I think Fred would be proud.
ORIGIN: Sonoma, California
PRICE: $20/ 750ML
ALCOHOL: 14.5%
SCORE:
92 POINTS
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