Devin Healey

9.5

This is a truly incredible bottle of wine — 10 months ago

Carter White

9.3

Fruit, earth, and spice, great structure and balanced. Lighter style, drinking so good young. — 2 years ago

Ray Vanderhoff

9.3

Outstanding FLX Riesling! Small single vineyard (Freese) version shipped only to club members. (Thank You Tom and Deb M). Bright gold color with hints of salmon and pink. Aromas and flavors of peach and yellow apple fruit with a steady presence of minerals and wet stones. Touch of salinity on the finish. Somewhat full and round. Skin contact? Excellent! — 3 years ago

Mary H

9.5

Tight, zippy acidity, lemon, green pear, almond, white flowers. Last bottle, need to restock! — 3 years ago

Vanessa

9.1

Cheers to the wines of South Africa 🇿🇦

This Hamilton Russell Pinot Noir is unique in that the grapes used to produce it primarily came, not from Hamilton Russell vineyards, but rather from neighboring vignerons.

Hamilton Russell made this unprecedented decision in the aftermath of devastating wild fires that imparted smoke taint to its estate-grown grapes. Unwilling to compromise on quality, I applaud Hamilton Russell for its tenacity and willingness to forge ahead to create this delicious Pinot Noir for its customers. 👏👏👏

This wine is comprised of fruit hailing from three different Hemel-en-Aarde (aptly meaning “heaven and earth”) Wards within the Walker Bay District, in the Cape South Coast Region of South Africa’s Western Cape.

This wine is a reflection of community, camaraderie, and commitment to excellence.❤️

👁 It is medium ruby with pale fuchsia rim variation.

👃 On the nose this wine has a medium(+) intensity of youthful aromas. The aromas include candied cherry, strawberry rhubarb preserves, violet, dried orange peel, white pepper, star anise, clove, and nutmeg.

👄 On the palate this wine is dry. It has medium(+) acidity, a medium body, medium alcohol, medium tannins, and medium intensity of flavors consistent with the nose. This wine has a medium finish.

Hamilton Russell, Pinot Noir, Walker Bay, ABV 13.5%. Vintage 2019. — 4 years ago

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Octavian Darwin Tsen

9.5

We all have that experience that we would love to undergo again, sans the memory, afresh: my first taste of peaty Scotch; the magnificent atmosphere of a Souls game; one’s first orgasm with a loved one; or, encountering a truly great, mature, Burgundy. Wipe the slate clean, let us start again; I’m sure that’s how we all clamor. But all that’s left is to forge on, in search of higher highs and the brighter lights. Nose: starts off tight, with dried, tart raspberries and strawberries, opens up to earth, oak, vanilla later, without overwhelming the fruit. Even a bit of perfumed peaches. Palate: layered light plums, juicy mid-ripe strawberries, gentle and super-silky tannins, extremely luscious mouthfeel. Finish: long, notes of stewed tea, recurrent umami and minerals. Puts the LONG in prolonged. Oh my. Oh. — 7 years ago

K L

9.0

Good. Started with a surprising honeysuckle note given the description was sage, pear blossom and autumnal. Mellowed out and lost that taste. Got more full bodied. Liked it but not as much as others. Not as less as others too. Would think about getting again. — 2 years ago

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Dylan Thomas

8.9

Finger lake Riesling with finger foods — 2 years ago

Carter White

8.9

Fruit forward citrusy entry, gravelly mineral driven finish. Solid and gluggable but pretty light. — 3 years ago

Carter White

9.1

Lemon, lemon peel, crème, woody, fresh, long. — 3 years ago

Jeff Miller

9.2

Another wine from my mixed case of Finger Lakes wines. I’m really trying to get a sense of where the region is at right now in terms of quality and grape varietals. This single vineyard offering from Forge Cellars is definitely the best Pinot Noir I’ve had from the FLX region. It’s Burgundian in style with tart and tangy red fruits like raspberry and crabapple, baking spices, shale and freshly turned soil. You really get a sense of the terroir of the Liedenfrost Vineyard. The acid on this wine is medium plus, with medium body, finely grained tannins and a long elegant finish. Really beautiful wine. — 4 years ago

Lisa Albertson

9.0

A really nice white!! — 6 years ago

Bill Kaplan

8.9

2015. Easy drinking. A little butter & honey. Paired with rotisserie chicken & roasted zucchini. — 6 years ago

Carter White

9.3

Citrus and stone, zippy. — 2 years ago

S.S. Mandani

8.9

Pine needles, licorice, grass.

Nice acidity, between the two Rieslings I picked up, I prefer the Forge reserve. It had a bit more personality. I hate comparing two wines side by side, but it’s just the circumstance.

Still, pretty solid everyday wine. — 2 years ago

Carter White

9.2

Lemon and cream, excellent intensity and vibrancy. — 3 years ago

Carter White

9.2

A little leaner and more precise than the ‘19, tart lemon and lime, slate. — 3 years ago

Todd Videbeck

9.3

One of my favorites of the lot. Great wine. — 4 years ago

Илья Кузьмичев

9.2

Градус.
Сладкая ароматика, леденец, зефир, барбарис, цитрусы на фоне, помело. Средняя кислотность, среднее тело, хороший алкоголь, сухой, финиш средний плюс — 6 years ago

Corey Critchfield

9.5

Beautiful, austere, delicate. — 6 years ago