Babcock Vineyards Fathom Bordeaux-Style Red Blend, Santa Ynez Valley, USA

巴科克噚波爾多混釀干紅葡萄酒

點(diǎn)擊次數(shù)：3601

A bit unripe, with a slight vegetal intrusion into the blackberries and cherries. Teeter-totters just on the edge of ripeness, but falls short. Otherwise, the tannins are pretty, and the oak is deftly applied. ——S.H.(10/1/2010)—— 86

Babcock’s Fathom seriously needs heat to ripen, and 2006 just didn’t offer enough warmth. As a result, this Merlot and Petit Verdot blend has a stubbornly green, minty streak. It’s very dry, with some good chocolate- covered cherry candy flavors, but that tartness detracts. ——S.H.(12/15/2008)—— 86

Babcock has wisely chosen to let Merlot dominate this blend, since it clearly performs better in the valley than Cabernet. The wine shows the herbaceousness that always accompanies Santa Barbara clarets, but achieves a new level for that county of ripe, satisfying fruity complexity. The flavor of cassis even shows up on the finish. A wine to watch. ——S.H.(2/1/2006)—— 91

When Brian Babcock calls this “the best [Bordeaux blend] I have made” you have to take him seriously. It is indeed excellent and seductive in its rich, ripe fruit and velvety tannins. Softer and plumper than Napa, but delicious and complex. Needs tinkering to develop greater finesse, but worth watching. ——S.H.(11/15/2002)—— 90

Mainly Cabernet Franc and Merlot with a little Cabernet Sauvignon, this wine advances the case for South Coast claret. It’s one of the best ever from Santa Barbara. Juicy, ripe, balanced, rich, elegant, fairly soft and covered with lush oak, it’s sheer pleasure now. ——S.H.(12/1/2001)—— 93