2011 Babcock Pinot Noir Sta. Rita Hills

Community Tasting Notes (8) Avg Score: 89.1 points

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  12/24/2013 - BarryPaulPrice Likes this wine: 91 Points

  Nice dense red color, concentrated red fruit and cherries on the nose. Powerful, mouth-filling Pinot. Slightly tart with serious tannin, structure and some leather, maybe graphite on the back end. Drank with minimal time to open on first night (15 minutes in glass), then drank 3/4 refrigerated bottle next day to see if it had lost any power or nuance. Nope. A bit more open the second day, and fruit more apparent and less dense. Good wine. Only thing lacking would be a little more earthy funk in the profile. Could be slightly more complex.

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  8/28/2013 - Bridge Cellars Likes this wine: 89 Points

  We gave this bottle a shot on the recommendation of SYR (http://www.sanysidroranch.com/). Not disappointed. This is a classic, fruit forward SB pinot. Darkest color, slow legs. Dried cherries with vanilla undertone. Another easy Sta. Rita Hills drink that will gain some substance with age. Happy times.

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  8/3/2013 - DanielJ Likes this wine: 89 Points

  Nice basic pinot. Light in color. Well balanced Good flavor but on the simple side.

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  7/2/2013 - walkerjfw wrote: 90 Points

  At Bouchon in Santa Barbara (great spot). A wine by the glass recommendation from locals.
  
  Medium/dark garnet color. Rich, earthy nose. Palate has red fruits, dusted cherry, currants. fruit forward style but not overly extracted. Not a lot of sophistication but a very nice wine - would be a crowd pleaser in party settings

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  5/25/2013 - bjr11 Likes this wine: 90 Points

  Nice fruit, characteristic of the Sta Rita Hills

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