2015 Forge Cellars Riesling Les Allies

Community Tasting Notes (18) Avg Score: 90.7 points

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  5/25/2023 - RGCM Gananda Likes this wine: 91 Points

  Prior bottle was 14 months ago and this wine remains in a very good spot. White apple, peach and pear on the nose with a flinty, mineral-driven background. Medium bodied with white apple and white peach upfront, interwoven with white pear which provides excellent contrast. More rounded yellow apple and white/yellow peach through the middle, backed by nicely tart lemon with acidity and minerals through the finish. The acidity and tart notes work really well with the fruit profile. This wine is holding up exceptionally well and in a fashion that it should be able to maintain for at least another couple of years, potentially longer.

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  3/3/2022 - RGCM Gananda Likes this wine: 91 Points

  Prior bottle was almost a year ago and this wine remains in a good spot. White apple and white peach on the nose with pear in the background. Medium bodied with the same combination of more rounded white apple and slightly more tart white pear upfront. Mid-body continues to add white peach with some yellow peach qualities behind. Soft lemon, acidity and some mineral notes on the backside. While the back and the finish are still in good shape, the notes aren't as clean as before, but the acidity is better integrated. There is a real roundness and expressiveness towards the back that wasn't there previously that also helps make the transition work. Based on these notes, drink by 2023 continues to seem realistic and I'll plan to open my last bottle in Q4 2022 or Q1 2023.

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  3/16/2021 - RGCM Gananda Likes this wine: 91 Points

  Prior bottle was 11 moths ago and this bottle I purposefully served a touch warmer than typical (61F) as an experiment. Nose showed white apple, a touch of background pear and white peach. Medium bodied and white apple upfront with some slightly brighter, more tart pear behind and then white peach trending towards softer, slightly yellow peach through the middle. This is backed by lemon, other citrus qualities, mineral notes and good acidity. As a result the mid-body peach never came off as sweet, but rather still quite dry but perhaps a touch softer and more open. Overall, I thought the wine shows a bit better chilled (55-57F) as the contrasts come across better and the fruit notes seem better defined. Still showing quite well and with the elements to hold this level for another year or so. I will probably open my next bottle in Fall 2021 and confirm.

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  9/12/2020 - christianminer Likes this wine: 92 Points

  bright gold, with yellow highlights. This has notes of golden apple and tangerine, with an nice almond blossom overtone. This is brilliantly focused, with lime and tangerine flavors and a hint of nectarine. Again, bone dry, and that racy minerality lasts throughout the long finish.

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  6/16/2020 - goodvitis.com Likes this wine: 91 Points

  A high-toned note of apricot, red plum, raspberry and lemon. Trending towards full bodied, the mouth is round and fleshy with smooth, juicy acid that makes the mouth water. The acid is ever-present and just a bit streaky in places, coming on strong in the finish. The fruit-drive flavor profile includes tangerine, donut peach, green apple, lychee, white pepper-slate minerality and finishes on a strong Key Lime note. Very enjoyable now, I'm going to hold my remaining bottle for another 2-3 years and see how it develops.

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