2021 Bevan Cellars Ontogeny

Community Tasting Notes (7) Avg Score: 93.2 points

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  4/6/2024 - mfimiani47 Likes this wine: 92 Points

  This was more open than I thought it would be. Plush, ripe and dark fruits. Got even better with 1+ hours in decanter. Will certainly get better with some further aging.

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  4/5/2024 - Cablover1982 Likes this wine: 94 Points

  So approachable for a ‘21. This Ontogeny is extremely delicious. It could and should get better with time but it’s already a very tasty wine. Ripe black fruits, cinnamon, nutmeg, vanilla, leather and slight tobacco. Solid acidity with big pillowy tannins on long finish. I tell myself to hold but I’m already on my 3rd bottle.

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  2/8/2024 - Cablover1982 Likes this wine: 94 Points

  Already on my 2nd ‘21 Ontogeny. Hard to resist/no patience. But this wine is such a pleasure bomb. Rush of super ripe notes of dark fruits in your face with some briny olives, flowers, iron, graphite and pie crust. Nice acid, huge but ripe tannins on long finish.
  Jeb gave is a 98. I should hold some bottles for a bit. Getting another 6 pack soon! Cheers

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  1/21/2024 - psnyder1985 Likes this wine: 95 Points

  I bet I rate this higher in 5 years! This drinks well for a young wine with about 3hrs of decanting. This wine has so much potential to get far better. It’s a bit young right now but very smooth. Hints of cherry, vanilla and blueberry. A bit of chalkiness, graphite, and some tobacco. One of the better bottles for around $100 that I’ve come by in a while. I’m estimating around 97-98 points from the pro’s after a number of years.

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  1/19/2024 - Cablover1982 Likes this wine: 94 Points

  First ‘21 Ontogeny and I love it. Just needed about 2-3 hours to calm down a bit. Loads of ripe fruits, cinnamon, snickerdoodle, olives, vanilla and cigar wrapper. It’s bold and brash, acid needed some taming with air and big tannins on good finish. I’d love to get more. Liked it better than the Fait Main NV at similar price.

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