Babcock Sta. Rita Hills Pinot Noir 2014
Pinot Noir
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Robert
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4.4 Very Good
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Product Details
Varietal
Producer
Vintage
2014
Size
750ML
ABV
14.5%
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Winemaker Notes
Garnet red color. Aromas and flavors of cherry, strawberry, toasted coconut, and cedar. This wine is dry and fruit forward -- with a medium body and round tannins.
Professional Ratings
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Wine Enthusiast
Bryan Babcock makes plenty of more expensive Pinot Noirs, but this appellation blend hits all the right notes and shows off the results of the “pedestular cane suspension” technique he's been using in the vineyard. Wild thyme, sagebrush and bay leaf meet cranberry and slate aromas on the nose. Black raspberry and cranberry flavors lead the earthy palate, accented with nettle and peppercorn.
Editors' Choice -
Robert Parker's Wine Advocate
An elegant, spicy, forest floor and underbrush-scented effort, with a core of raspberry and black cherry fruit, the 2014 Pinot Noir Sta. Rita Hills is medium-bodied, supple, balanced, and silky on the palate, with fine tannin and good acidity.
Other Vintages
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Enthusiast
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Robert
Parker
With 80 acres of grapes farmed meticulously by Babcock Winery and Vineyards for low yields, and ripe fruit of exceptional quality, winemaker Bryan Babcock understands that great wines begin in the vineyard. One of California's brightest stars in the field of winemaking, Babcock was not only selected by the Los Angeles Times as one of the "Ten Best Winemakers of the Year," he was also named by this influential daily as "Most Courageous Winemaker of the Year" for his daring style.
The prestigious James Beard Foundation chose Bryan as one of the "Top Ten Small Production Winemakers in the World," the only American chosen for this oenological dream team. In choosing Bryan for this award, David Moore wrote, "Bryan Babcock best exemplifies the traits I look for in a great winemaker. The quality of Bryan's wines speak for themselves, yet it is his personal commitment to excellence that stands out so much. His relentless experimentation, his willingness to explore the possibilities with so many grape varieties, and his aesthetic are a world apart from the usual American approach to winemaking."
YNG195748_2014 Item# 279083