Forge Seneca Lake Riesling Classique
| Vintage: | 2021 |
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| Description: | Tasting Notes\r\nDry Riesling\r\nThe Classique acts as an annual celebration of their work. It commemorates the efforts and dedication of their growers who take each vintage in stride by receiving each day with vulnerability and leaning into the gifts of Mother Nature. Their Classique is an imprint of their diverse and geologically rich region. For them, it represents the potential of Bone Dry Riesling on southeast Seneca Lake. Scents of pine tips and green herbs give way to firm, austere citrus flavors. It's got an herbal edge, of thyme and chervil, with an orange peel and lime-oil lift.\r\nAbout Forge Cellars\r\nForge Cellars is made up of friends with a common goal: to grow grapes and handcraft wines of interest and value that perfectly balance minerality, aromatics and fruit to reflect the exceptional terroir of southeast Seneca Lake.\u00a0Each vintage is viewed as an opportunity to express our region \u2014 to reflect its soils, cool climate, and diverse terroir.\r\nOur focus is on the east side of Seneca Lake, the deepest (620ft) of the eleven Finger Lakes.\u00a0We look for premier sites with considerable slope and an abundance of different clones and soils.\r\nIn a cool climate, every day of hang time matters to gain the full expression of the vineyard, which is why we manage the yields and canopies very closely. Timely leaf pulling in the fruiting zone and controlled yields are critical actions we use to achieve healthy, ripe fruit with a prolonged hang time. We harvest for ultimate ripeness and balance, so that each site is brought in at ideal quality. Hand harvesting and re-sorting at the winery ensures only the choicest, healthiest fruit makes the cut.\r\nThe Forge team works closely with each of our growers to get to know their properties and vines, and we pride ourselves on these long-term relationships. We stay involved throughout the season to manage the fruit to its highest standards.\r\nThrough diligence and patience, we have begun breathing life into the Forge home farm.\u00a0 With high-density plantings of Riesling and Pinot Noir, mixture of clones, and the holy trinity of soils -- clay, limestone, and shale --\u00a0we are striving for great potential.\r\nOur site was once home to a vineyard of native grapes that had been neglected since the 1980s.\u00a0 We have spent the last few years reclaiming and replanting the site, painstakingly moving through acre-by-acre to bring it back to its full potential.\u00a0 Today, our farm spans 15-acres with nearly nine-acres currently under vine.\u00a0 Pinot Noir is the focus, of which roughly eight-acres are planted, followed by one-acre of Riesling.\u00a0 We chose this parcel to lay down our roots due to the fantastic slope, elevation (900ft), and the combination of soils.\u00a0 In 2016, we began our high-density planting, with vines spaced three-feet apart and seven-feet between rows -- roughly twice the typical planting density.\u00a0 The intent is to control vigor and reduce yields, optimize the energy input used in the vineyard, and encourage natural competition among the vines, prompting the roots to dig deeper and offer a greater expression of the site.\r\nThe philosophy at our home farm is quite simple:\u00a0give voice to the land.\u00a0 We work with the land, and adhere to practices that preserve and feed the land instead of manipulating it.\u00a0 Our aim is to continue developing the vineyard in an organic method, possibly moving in the direction of Biodynamics in the future.\u00a0 We focus on incorporating natural materials into the site -- cedar trellis posts, for example -- and promoting biodiversity in order to conserve a naturalistic environment.\r\n |
| Price: | $ 16.99 |
| Price in original currency: | None |
Available from BASSER’S Fine Wine
| Address: |
6240 Coral Ridge Drive Coral Springs, FL 33076 United States |
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| Telephone (regular): | 954-840-3122 |
First added to 1000 Corks on December 31, 2023.
