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Pacific Coast 2007 Babcock Vineyards Pinot Noir (Sta. Rita Hills)

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Price $62

This is a big, extracted, dense wine whose muscularity makes it a bit too oversized now. It’s all primary cherries and raspberries, sweet red currants and sandalwood, and also is quite acidic and tannic. Feels clumsy and jagged, but that’s a function of extreme youth. Cellar for 5–6 years, and it should be fine. — S.H. (8/1/2010)

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Pacific Coast 2008 Merlot (Paso Robles)

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Price $25

The Yiddish word zaftig describes this Merlot perfectly. It’s fleshy, with a soft, fat mouthfeel framing ultraripe cherry pie filling, milk chocolate, anise and sandalwood flavors that finish jammy-sweet and spicy. — S.H. (2/1/2012)

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Pacific Coast 2008 Babcock Vineyards Pinot Noir (Sta. Rita Hills)

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Price $40

Dry and brittle, with less than fully ripened cherry fruit. There’s actually a vegetal edge, which makes the acids and tannins uncomfortably hard. A poor example of this celebrated vineyard. — S.H. (2/1/2012)

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Pacific Coast 2008 Petite Sirah (Paso Robles)

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Price $25

Decent, but rustic and unbalanced. The berry and cherry flavors have a minty, herbal edge, and the texture feels jagged and harsh. — S.H. (2/1/2012)

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Babcock Vineyards

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Merlot Petite Sirah Pinot Noir

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