Pollak Vineyards Interactive Map

Pinot Gris Block

Varietal: Pinot Gris
Acrage: 1.86
Years Planted: 2003, 2008
Elevation: 710-730ft.
Clone: 146
Rootstock: 101-14
Soil Type: Clay

10-Acre Block

Varietal: Merlot
Clone: 181
Rootstock: RG
Acrage: 0.62
Elevation: 700-720ft.
Year Planted: 2016
Soil Type: Clay

10-Acre Block

Varietal: Cabernet Franc
Clone: 312
Rootstock: RG
Acrage: 0.9
Elevation: 700-720ft.
Years Planted: 2003, inter-planting in 2020
Soil Type: Clay

10-Acre Block

Varietal: Petit Verdot
Clones: PV28-400, 400
Rootstock: RG
Acrage: 1
Elevation: 710-730ft.
Years Planted: 2003, inter-planting in 2017
Soil Type: Clay

10-Acre Block

Varietal: Pinot Gris
Clone: 152
Rootstock: 3309
Acrage: 1
Elevation: 710-730ft.
Year Planted: 2003
Soil Type: Clay

10-Acre Block

Home of the Cabernet Franc Reserve

Varietal: Cabernet Franc
Clones: 4&1, 312
Rootstock: 101-14, RG
Acrage: 3
Elevation: 710-730ft.
Years Planted: 2003, inter-planting in 2019
Soil Type: Loam, clay

10-Acre Block

Varietal: Chardonnay
Clones: 76, 96
Rootstock: 101-14, RG, R
Acrage: 3.2
Elevation: 720-730ft.
Years Planted: 2004, inter-plantings in 2018 and 2021
Soil Type: Clay

Viognier Block

Varietal: Viognier
Acrage: 4.76
Years Planted: 2004, inter-planting in 2015
Elevation: 730-750ft.
Clones: 1, FPS1
Rootstock: 3309
Soil Type: Clay

Sauvignon Blanc Block

Varietal: Sauvignon Blanc
Acrage: 1.67.
Year Planted: 2017
Elevation: 705-720ft.
Clones: 376, 530
Rootstock: 16C, RG
Soil Type: Clay

New Block

Varietal: Nebbiolo
Acrage: 2.5
Years Planted: 2021, (2022)
Elevation: 800ft.
Clones: 6, 8
Rootstock: 420A
Soil Type: Clay
Highlight: This is our newest planting and an addition of our first Italian varietal! Keep a look out for this new wine in a few years.

New Block

Varietal: Sauvignon Blanc
Clone: 530
Rootstock: RG
Acrage: 1.5
Elevation: 800ft.
Year Planted: 2019
Soil Type: Clay

New Block

Varietal: Nebbiolo
Acrage: 1
Years Planted: (2022)
Elevation: 850ft.
Clones: 6, 8
Rootstock: 420A
Soil Type: Clay

New Block

Varietal: Sauvignon Blanc
Clone: 530
Rootstock: RG
Acrage: 0.8
Elevation: 8600ft.
Year Planted: (2022)
Soil Type: Clay

Mountain Block

Varietal: Merlot
Acrage: 0.7
Years Planted: 2012
Elevation: 860ft.
Clones: VCR-101
Rootstock: 3309
Soil Type: Clay

Mountain Block

Varietal: Chardonnay
Acrage: 0.75
Years Planted: 2004
Elevation: 860ft.
Clones: 76, 96
Rootstock: 101-14, RG
Soil Type: Clay

Mountain Block

Varietal: Cabernet Franc
Acrage: 1
Years Planted: 2004
Elevation: 850ft.
Clone: 4
Rootstock: 101-14
Soil Type: Clay

Mountain Block

Varieties: Petit Verdot
Acrage: 1.5
Years Planted: 2004, 2020
Elevation: 840ft.
Clones: 2, PV-1058
Rootstock: 3309, R
Soil Type: Clay

Mountain Block

Varietal: Petit Verdot
Acrage: 1
Years Planted: 2004
Elevation: 820-840ft.
Clone: 2
Rootstock: RG
Soil Type: Clay

Mountain Block

Varieties: Petit Manseng
Acrage: 0.73
Years Planted: 2010, 2014
Elevation: 820ft.
Clone: TCVSA(573)
Rootstock: 101-14, 3309
Soil Type: Clay

Smuggler Block

Varietal: Cabernet Franc
Clones: 214
Rootstock: RG, 16C
Acrage: 1.62
Elevation: 860-890ft.
Years Planted: 2017, 2021
Soil Type: Clay

Smuggler Block

Varietal: Cabernet Sauvignon
Clones: 337, 33, 1124
Rootstock: 101-14, RG, Gravesac
Acrage: 12.35
Elevation: 870-900ft.
Years Planted: 2005, 2016, 2018, inter-planting in 2021
Soil Type: Clay

Smuggler Block

Varietal: Merlot
Clones: 15, 181
Rootstock: RG
Acrage: 2.29
Elevation: 850-880ft.
Years Planted: 2005, 2016, 2021, inter-planting in 2014
Soil Type: Clay

H Block

"Hillside"

Varietal: Merlot
Clones: 343
Rootstock: RG
Acrage: 0.75
Elevation: 810-850ft.
Years Planted: 2014
Soil Type: Clay

H Block

"Hillside"

Varietal: Merlot
Clones: 348
Rootstock: RG
Acrage: 0.75
Elevation: 810-850ft.
Years Planted: 2018, (2022)
Soil Type: Clay

I Block

Varietal: Petit Manseng
Clone: TCVSA-573
Rootstock: 3309
Acrage: 0.37
Elevation: 780-810ft.
Years Planted: 2014, 2018
Soil Type: Clay

Farm History

There has been farming on this location for over 100 years! Around the turn of the century, William Allwood had a 500-acre farm centered here, with a very large orchard operation. During this time, Allwood was teaching entomology at the Virginia Polytechnic Institute (now Virginia Tech). He developed the first spray-program for orchards in America, and applied his new technology to the orchard here.

There was also a very famous railroad tunnel being built up the hill at the time. The workers were mostly Irish, and were known to have lived and camped along the edges of the farm property. Through the years, this location has also been a horse and hog farm, and organic vegetable farm.

In 2003, when David and Margo Pollak bought the property, they had carefully chosen this location to start their new vineyard. The first vines were planted in 2003, and our first vintage was a 2005 Meritage. The Pollak team continues to make award winning estate-grown wines here, and this beautiful farm is a lovely reminder of our incredible agricultural history. Thank you for learning about our vineyard!

Tasting Room & Winery

Our tasting room is open Wednesday through Sunday from 12-5pm. Stop in to learn more about our winery, and try some amazing estate-grown wines! We can also ship to most states, so check out our online store if you can't make it out here soon.

The winery where we produce all of our wines is located behind the tasting room. We utilize small-lot fermintation to achieve ballance and complexity. Our cellar is under the tasting room, and offers a variety of aging mediums from French-oak to concrete.

Smuggler History

Circa 1890, David Pollak's great-grandfather had started three silver mines in Colorado territory. This opperation would lead to the founding of the city of Aspen. One of the silver mines was named the Smuggler, and enjoyed a long tenure of producing silver and valuable metals. The Pollaks chose to honor their ancestor by naming the best vineyard block after this bountiful mine.

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