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Stuart Pollack

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Domaine Fournier-Longchamps

Le Parc Savenniéres Chenin Blanc 2019

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Stuart Pollack

9.0

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Donum

Blanc de Blancs Carneros Chardonnay 2017

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Stuart Pollack

8.6

Acceptable $50 bottle of sparkling wine but at $50 one is better off buying Champagne. One dimensional sparkling Chardonnay with yeasty flavor and not much else. — a day ago

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Domaine Divio

Louis Estate Vineyard Pinot Noir 2021

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8.1

Fruity, rough Pinot Noir. Astringent and tough to drink. — 4 days ago

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Scott@Mister A’s-San Diego

Scott@Mister A’s-San Diego

Bummer. Picked up three cases of the 2021 Willamette "Les Climats" Pinot from this producer at $20 a btl resto cost and rated a 9.2. It is definitely old-school, dirty, earthy, clove-driven, rhubarby stuff melded to light-medium body. Def not the Grenachey fruit bomby or Syrah-infused style so popular the last 15 years. Didn't taste any of the other offerings from this producer for this vintage unfortunately.

Saints Hills

Sv Lucia Vineyard Plavac Mali 2018

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Stuart Pollack

9.0

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Mail Road

Mt. Carmel Vineyard The Sparkler Chardonnay 2015

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Stuart Pollack

8.9

Nice sparkling wine. Good yeastiness. Not much else to it but no off flavors and a good value under $40. Champagne is better but this wine has a nice price tag. — a day ago

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Flâneur Wines

Pinot Noir Bon Vivant 2021

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Stuart Pollack

8.7

Fruity, rustic type of Pinot Noir. If this were a $25 bottle it would be a good buy, but at $50 this wine is not worth buying. Good with casual food like pizza or wings, but not a wine one would want to eat with a formal dinner or steak. — 6 days ago

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Lamborn Family Vineyards

Proprietor Grown Howell Mountain Cabernet Sauvignon 2017

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Stuart Pollack

9.4

Powerful but elegant. Ready to drink now but leave it open at least one hour before consuming. Intense black fruit and coffee, smooth tannins in the finish. A steak wine. — 8 days ago

Acumen

Peak Attelas Vineyard Cabernet Sauvignon 2013

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Stuart Pollack

9.3

Likely 2030 would be a better time to open this wine. Very powerful, very intense at this age. Must be consumed with steak because it is too strong otherwise. Fortunately I had this Cabernet Sauvignon with filet mignon from Smith & Wollensky and it was a very nice pairing. Smooth and elegant finish. But attack is overwhelming fruit power and thus not complex. — 21 hours ago

Domaine Divio

Yamhill-Carlton Pinot Noir 2022

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Stuart Pollack

Stuart Pollack

8.8

Super fruity style Pinot Noir for those who like that style. Good with pizza, spicy food, wings. A good example of the California fruity style but from Willamette. Inelegant and rough but one of the better fruity Pinot Noirs. — a day ago

Hermanos Pérez Pascuas

Viña Pedrosa La Navilla Reserva Ribera del Duero Tempranillo 2017

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Stuart Pollack

7.4

Unpleasant and astringent Ribera del Duero. A Ribera under $25 but that does not make it worth buying. — 6 days ago