Forge Cellars Dry Classique Riesling New York Finger Lakes White Wine 750 mL

Our Classique is our most important wine because it reflects our work on a larger scale. Sixteen different lieux-dits, each vinified separately, are the basis of this wine and represent the DNA of Classique. This wine is like you and me-we are individually unique, but we represent all of our ancestors at the same time. We carry their traits. This wine reflects the substance and diversity of southeast Seneca Lake. It fermented in both vats and old oak (228 liter Burgundy barrels and demi-muids) with indigenous yeasts for several months, as is typical of our wines. Combining aromas of mineral and fruit: mango, jasmine, flint, it delivers a balanced texture, straightforward while being both long and soft. American viticulture has the ability to deliver fantastic mineral-driven, complex, refined, long-aging, and refreshing white wines that remind of great Burgundy or Sancerre. This is Riesling, this is southeast Seneca Lake, this is Forge.

A partnership between Louis Barruol – Proprietor, Chateau de St. Cosme (Gigondas, France), Richard Rainey – Brand Mgr./Sales Educator, Winebow, Inc. (Finger Lakes, NY) and Justin Boyette – Winemaker/Partner, Hector Wine Company (Finger Lakes, NY). The first vintage is 2011.