Stuart Pollack

8.7

This wine needs about 90 minutes of air before consuming. Once it is ready, the harsh tannins and acidity disappear. This is a fruity, jammy wine for those who like that style of wine. It is a good exemplar of fruity, jammy wine which will go well with fruit-based sauces. The wine is well-made, but this is not my favorite style of wine. Moreover, at nearly $50 it’s far too expensive for a fruity wine. — a day ago

Stuart Pollack

9.5

Excellent deep brooding Shiraz. Perfect for drinking alone and contemplating the meaning of existence. Cranberry, raisin, plum, dried cherry flavors. This wine needs to be opened a long time before consuming: when first opened it is unbalanced and harsh in the finish, but the pH rises with air and the tannins smooth out elegantly. — 7 days ago

Stuart Pollack

9.6

Excellent Großes Gewächs Riesling, packed with flavor. A very complex Riesling having passion fruit, tangerine, pineapple, and pear flavors. Stunning. Will improve with age. — 8 days ago

Stuart Pollack

9.7

Just a beautiful Chenin Blanc filled with flavors of oak, vanilla, cream, pineapple, and tropical fruit. A perfect accompaniment to my spicy Ma Paul Szechuan fish and tofu. What a great value at $34. — 3 days ago

Stuart Pollack

8.5

Too expensive for what it offers. Tastes like a good fruity $25 Bordeaux. While it was perfectly fresh after all these years in bottle, this Bordeaux did not and could not benefit from aging. A light and fruity Bordeaux that would be good with comfort food (pizza) but not with meat. — 6 days ago

Stuart Pollack

9.3

Very lovely California Pinot Noir. Intense cherry flavor well-balanced with smooth tannins in the finish. A great buy. — 8 days ago

Stuart Pollack

9.2

Nice American Pinot Noir. While fruity it still had great elegance. Tannins were smooth and rounded. A great value under $35. — 9 days ago

Stuart Pollack

9.4

Lovely Barolo aged just right to be consumed now, and quite a value at $61. Tannins are perfectly smooth and attack is a nice light cherry flavor. The acidity complained about in earlier reviews is gone. Filtration necessary but no decant is needed. — 5 days ago

Stuart Pollack

Dead after all these years. The flavor was gone and the wine was completely closed off. It did not open up with air. — 6 days ago

Stuart Pollack

9.7

Delicious yeasty dry Champagne tasting of brioche and apple. The bubbles had just the right amount of Champagne mouthfeel. A great value at $65. — 8 days ago