Forge Cellars

Les Alliés Pinot Noir

8.953 ratings
9.019 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
Wine101Hamden

This absolutely needs to be decanted or you’ll get nothing but fresh hot dog 💩💩 on the nose. Once allows to breathe it turns into this beautiful earthy Burgundian and sour cherry undertone of a wine. Second glass gets even better.

This absolutely needs to be decanted or you’ll get nothing but fresh hot dog 💩💩 on the nose. Once allows to breathe it turns into this beautiful earthy Burgundian and sour cherry undertone of a wine. Second glass gets even better.

Dec 6th, 2018
Cathy Corison

Owner/Winemaker Corison Winery

8.7

I enjoyed this wine, but mistook it for a good and Bretty Beaujolais blind.

I enjoyed this wine, but mistook it for a good and Bretty Beaujolais blind.

Jul 4th, 2018
Severn Goodwin

Black cherry, smoke, smoke, smoke (did I mention smoke?) and bark/stem notes. If you told me this wine was created with Forge harvesting by cutting the vines off at the ground and putting the whole mess into a tank,I would totally buy that story. This is the second time on this bottle in 8 months, pretty consistent with the last experience. It's really growing on me, unique profile.

Black cherry, smoke, smoke, smoke (did I mention smoke?) and bark/stem notes. If you told me this wine was created with Forge harvesting by cutting the vines off at the ground and putting the whole mess into a tank,I would totally buy that story. This is the second time on this bottle in 8 months, pretty consistent with the last experience. It's really growing on me, unique profile.

Nov 22nd, 2017
Alexander Littauer

Bright and juicy! Very young still.

Bright and juicy! Very young still.

1 person found it helpfulJul 1st, 2014
Adam Foster

Beverage Director Sweet Grass Dairy Cheese Shop, Blue Coop Restaurant

9.1

Lithe, bright and pretty. Reminded me of Valencay or a village Volnay in classic form. Eastern Lake Seneca from shallow shale soils. 2013

Lithe, bright and pretty. Reminded me of Valencay or a village Volnay in classic form. Eastern Lake Seneca from shallow shale soils. 2013

Aug 1st, 2016
Christian Broder

GM/Sommelier The Social Wine Company

8.9

Really impressed with this wine.

Really impressed with this wine.

Apr 27th, 2016
Christine Havens

As with the other Forge Rieslings I've tried, the 2014 Sunrise Hill Vineyard is lithe and electric. it possesses tactile, nervy tension. The nose is somewhat reserved, though swirling reveals white flowers, lime zest, mint and a pinch of granulated honey. It feels very pure—at the core, it's bracing, slightly monotone and accented by lemon pith, and Asian pear that slowly, ever so slowly, dwindles to a slightly chalky finish. Nice with fried oysters. 12.5% ABV | Sample

As with the other Forge Rieslings I've tried, the 2014 Sunrise Hill Vineyard is lithe and electric. it possesses tactile, nervy tension. The nose is somewhat reserved, though swirling reveals white flowers, lime zest, mint and a pinch of granulated honey. It feels very pure—at the core, it's bracing, slightly monotone and accented by lemon pith, and Asian pear that slowly, ever so slowly, dwindles to a slightly chalky finish. Nice with fried oysters. 12.5% ABV | Sample

Feb 15th, 2016
Adam Crane

Solid little Pinot from NY made by Barroul (St. Cosme). Very light on its feet with tart cherry and leather.

Solid little Pinot from NY made by Barroul (St. Cosme). Very light on its feet with tart cherry and leather.

Jul 7th, 2015
Lenn Thompson

Publisher NewYorkCorkReport

9.2

Great pinot from the FLX #tasteny #flxwine #wine

Great pinot from the FLX #tasteny #flxwine #wine

Sep 23rd, 2014
Lenn Thompson

Publisher NewYorkCorkReport

9.3

No-joke Pinot from #flxwine country. Meaty and earthy and grippy today. Decant it today. Age it for several years if you can stand it.

No-joke Pinot from #flxwine country. Meaty and earthy and grippy today. Decant it today. Age it for several years if you can stand it.

Mar 10th, 2014