Country: US / Grand Cuvée
Variety: Pinot Noir California
Winery: Babcock / Sta. Rita Hills
Babcock’s Grand Cuvée hasn’t changed its style over the years. It remains dense and sappy in youth, showing extracted cherry, raspberry and cassis fruit, with complex notes of bacon, leather and spice. Not particularly subtle now, it should gain elegance in a few years. Best late 2008 through 2012.