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Stuart Pollack

2019 wines • 20 followers • 24 following

Hamel Family Wines

Hamel Family Ranch Sonoma Valley Cabernet Sauvignon Cabernet Franc 2019

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9.2

Good Cabernet Sauvignon with strong red fruit flavor but not much else. Well made but not memorable. — 8 hours ago

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Ram's Gate Winery

Cellar Note Red Blend 2017

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Stuart Pollack

9.2

Nice Pinot Noir. Very standard Sonoma Pinot. Not interesting but properly made. Good cherry flavor and good finish. Excellent under $30 value. — 3 days ago

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Small Vines Wines

Baranoff Vineyard Pinot Noir 2017

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Stuart Pollack

9.4

So elegant. Cherry but not fruity. Long finish. So smooth. Burgundian but with an American freshness in the attack. — 16 days ago

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Small Vines Wines

Baranoff Vineyard Pinot Noir 2019

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9.3

Another elegant Pinot Noir from Small Vines. Not as good as the 2017 but still a very smooth wine with excellent cherry flavor. — a day ago

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Emeritus Vineyards

La Combette Estate Bottled Pinot Noir 2018

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Stuart Pollack

9.7

Extraordinary Pinot Noir. So smooth and delicious. Nice cherry flavor. A great purchase and value. — 11 days ago

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Notre Dame Family Wines

Raclin Murphy Museum of Art Auburn James Chardonnay 2020

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Stuart Pollack

9.3

Nice restrained and elegant Chablis-type Chardonnay. Apple flavor and clean and pure. Good value under $25. — 16 days ago

Jamie Slone Wines

Apex Happy Canyon of Santa Barbara Red Blend 2018

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Stuart Pollack

9.0

Leave open two hours before consuming. This wine is unusual. Although it is described as a Bordeaux blend, it tastes nothing like Bordeaux or even Malbec (its predominant grape). Instead, it’s a light red wine with an acidic finish. This wine reminds me of Alicante Bouschet or some of the Southern Italian reds. Interesting but not excellent. — 18 days ago

Caldwell

Society of Smugglers Cabernet Sauvignon 2018

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Stuart Pollack

8.7

Acceptable Cabernet Sauvignon. Tight and asleep. Too strong and characterless. Overpriced even at $60. — 2 days ago

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de Lancellotti

La Corsia Chehalem Mountains Pinot Noir 2019

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Stuart Pollack

8.7

Okay Pinot Noir for $32. Astringent and not much going on. — 3 days ago

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Stony Hill

L'Escalier Riesling Blend 2021

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Stuart Pollack

8.6

Leave this wine open at least one hour. This wine was disappointing. It is a Central European white blend made in Napa Valley. I’m not sure what it is supposed to be exactly but it’s just okay. And it’s very expensive. Not worth the greater than $80 price tag. An inexpensive Austrian Gemiscshter Satz would be a better choice or a Northern Italian white blend. — 15 days ago

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