Forge Cellars

Classique Finger Lakes Pinot Noir

8.829 ratings
9.13 pro ratings
Finger Lakes, New York, USA
Pinot Noir
Turkey, Game, Exotic Spices, Soft Cheese, Duck, Goose, Salads & Greens, Potato, Quinoa, Farro, Brown Rice, White Rice, Pasta, Herbs, Nuts & Seeds, Mushrooms, Chicken, Meaty & Oily Fish, Shellfish, Crab & Lobster, Stew, Onion, Shallot, Garlic, Salami & Prosciutto, Salmon, Quinoa, Shellfish
Top Notes For
Cathy Corison

Owner/Winemaker Corison Winery

8.9

A lovely surprise. Would not have placed this in upstate NY blind. Nice PN fruit. Rhubarb.

A lovely surprise. Would not have placed this in upstate NY blind. Nice PN fruit. Rhubarb.

1 person found it helpfulNov 13th, 2018
Lenn Thompson

Publisher NewYorkCorkReport

9.2

Still such a baby. Needed to be open 24 hours to start to open up.

Still such a baby. Needed to be open 24 hours to start to open up.

Jul 10th, 2016
Norm

Tremendous red wine that typically produces whites

Tremendous red wine that typically produces whites

Oct 25th, 2024
Carter White

Light and delicate, a little underripe.

Light and delicate, a little underripe.

Aug 18th, 2023
Tom Cabezut

Pleasantly surprised. Found by recommendation. Fruit in the background, great acid balance and easy drinker.

Pleasantly surprised. Found by recommendation. Fruit in the background, great acid balance and easy drinker.

Jun 25th, 2022
Carter White

Lovely generous red berry fruit, balanced with some stemmy underbrush, well structured with grippy tannin and fresh acidity, but still light and delicate. Coalesced with a night open. Not very complex, but I kept reaching for more.

Lovely generous red berry fruit, balanced with some stemmy underbrush, well structured with grippy tannin and fresh acidity, but still light and delicate. Coalesced with a night open. Not very complex, but I kept reaching for more.

Apr 13th, 2022
Rob Iracane

Terrific cherry and soft tannins, right amount of oak - will be great in a few years

Terrific cherry and soft tannins, right amount of oak - will be great in a few years

May 22nd, 2021
Donnie Burtless

Spicy.

Spicy.

Dec 30th, 2019
Rufus King

Bitter, smoky Pinot Noir from Finger Lakes, at Urban Grape in the South End, Boston

Bitter, smoky Pinot Noir from Finger Lakes, at Urban Grape in the South End, Boston

Dec 7th, 2018
jason carey DipWSET

Wayyyyy too much heavy handed wine making and barrel toast obscures the pretty fruit..

Wayyyyy too much heavy handed wine making and barrel toast obscures the pretty fruit..

Mar 8th, 2018