Community Tasting Notes 57

• gkrueger Likes this wine: 94 points

  April 15, 2024 - This is really good juice. Love this winery.

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• ShineLovesWine wrote: 91 points

  April 6, 2024 - Opened this to finish off my last bottle of the 2015. The bottle has been stored well, but the cork came out in about 3 pieces. No obvious signs of it being flawed on the nose. Poured into a decanter for over 2 hours. First few sips after decanting were disjointed. Came together slowly with more air time as we sipped it slowly with dinner. As others mentioned, profile had a mix between black and red fruit, hints of tobacco and tar. Missing quality secondary notes. Overall, this was missing the pleasurable mark we were hoping for on this evening. Likely past its peak prime and steadily sliding down a bumpy snow hill. Glad this was my last 2015 bottle, otherwise I’d be popping the remainder of them quickly.

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• air guitar & pinot noir Likes this wine: 94 points

  February 14, 2024 - Popped this open on Valentine’s Day to enjoy with my wife. It was a gift from one of my very best friends in the world and I have held it for a special occasion. Today is the day. This was an effort to get into as the cork ripped in half and the started to crumble. I was able to extract it and strained and decanted for about an hour. Rich notes of purple plum, boysenberry and subtle spice box. Ripe mulberry notes with great depth and a long finish. Rich and hedonistic as Bevan is known for. Very good, but I would recommend drinking in the near term. It made for a great compliment to an enjoyable evening.

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• Barsacpinci Likes this wine: 95 points

  January 19, 2024 - Strong currant and leather notes on the nose. More leather, dark fruit, and morello cherries on the palate. Very smooth and well integrated tannins. Extremely long finish. Went well with some strong cheeses.

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• ShineLovesWine Likes this wine: 93 points

  January 13, 2024 - PNP this one with intent to leave some for day 2 tasting. Nice and fragrant of sweet tobacco and violet. Palate follows suit with those notes, adding touches of semi sweet chocolate chips. Smooth and silky. Medium acidity and light tongue tannins. This may be a touch past its optimal drinking window, missing some secondary characteristics I would have wanted. I feel these Ontogeny wines are meant to be consumed within 5-7 years.
  Will likely drink my remaining 2015s soon.

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Wine Definition

• Vintage 2015
• Type Red
• Producer Bevan Cellars
• Varietal Red Bordeaux Blend
• Designation Ontogeny
• Vineyard n/a
• Country USA
• Region California
• SubRegion Napa Valley
• Appellation Napa Valley
• UPC Codes 451521987507, 451968757503

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• Pending Delivery 5 (0%)
• In Cellars 1,043 (56%)
• Consumed 814 (44%)

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