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2019 Bevan "Ontogeny" Oakville Bordeaux Blend

2019 Bevan "Ontogeny" Oakville Bordeaux Blend

98JD
96TWP
95IWR
95RP
94VN
$99.95

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Jeb Dunnuck

Reviewed March 2022
A blend put together by Bevan from the single vineyards, the Ontogeny cuvée is year-in, year-out one of the greatest values in Cabernet Sauvignon. His 2019 Ontogeny is no exception, revealing a dense purple hue as well as rock star notes of crème de cassis, violets, tobacco leaf, and chocolate. It’s a big, classic Bevan wine and has remarkable purity, silky, polished tannins, and not a hard edge to be found. Don’t miss it!

Professional Reviews

96

The Wine Palate

Review Date: 01/2026
The 2019 Ontogeny, made from 60% Cabernet Sauvignon blended with Cabernet Franc, Merlot, Petit Verdot, and Malbec, is deep garnet-purple in color. It tumbles from the glass with ready-to-go notes of blueberry pie, creme de cassis, and juicy black plums followed by hints of camphor, Chinese five spice, and licorice. The full-bodied palate is soft and juicy, with layers of exotic spices and black fruit preserves, finishing long with a minty lift. (LPB)

95

Int'l Wine Review

Review Date: 02/2023
The 'Ontogeny' is always over delivers for its price and the 2019 release certainly lives up to its reputation. It begins to impress as it opens to inviting aromas of blackberries, dark cherries, graphite, baking spices, savory herbs and mocha nuances which all soar from the glass. On the palate this full-bodied red possess outstanding overall depth and concentration, with gorgeous layers of ripe dark fruits, mocha and spices that expand on to the long supple finish. This is absolutely outstanding today and should also continue to drink beautifully over the course of the next decade and beyond. (JD)

95

Wine Advocate

Review Date: 05/2022
The bargain in the Bevan lineup is the 2019 Ontogeny Red Wine, which is a Cabernet Sauvignon-based blend that includes small amounts of Cabernet Franc, Merlot and Petit Verdot. Featuring lovely notes of ripe cherries, celery seed, cinnamon and cedar, it's complex and full-bodied, with an attractive silky-velvety texture and a long, red-fruited finish. Approachable now, it should still be drinking well for close to two decades. (JC)

Notes

Robert Parker writes in Wine Advocate: "The irrepressible and virtually bigger-than-life Russell Bevan continues to shake things up in Northern California, not only with his own wines, offered under the label of Bevan Cellars, but also through his consulting work, which has produced a bevy of provocative and high-quality efforts. Few people making wine are more interesting to talk to than Russell Bevan, as his meticulous attention to every detail from rootstocks to clones to the craft of winemaking itself leaves little left to the imagination. One senses that his destiny long ago was to become one of the world’s great craftsman of wine, and he’s proving it time and time again with Cabernet Sauvignon, Chardonnay, Sauvignon Blanc, Pinot Noir, and even Syrah." (03/2016)

Details

OriginNapa Valley, California, United States
Type/VarietalCabernet Sauvignon and Blends
SKU1594000