2019 | Bevan Cellars | The Curmudgeon Proprietary Red

Red Wine: 2019 | Bevan Cellars | The Curmudgeon Proprietary Red

Boasting outstanding aromatics that include floral notes and lovely cassis, blueberry and licorice shadings, this is full-bodied, rich and concentrated on the palate, then dense, smooth and silky on the finish.

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Producer: Bevan Cellars

Ratings: V | 94 JD | 98

Vintage: 2019

Size: 750ml

ABV: 15.9%

Varietal: Bordeaux Blend

Country/Region: United States, Napa

This is the first wine we blend every year, and this years result is powerful. As you have come to expect each release, the core of this blend is Cabernet Sauvignon, and in 2019 it comes from some of the rockiest blocks at Tench Vineyard. It has a fabulous meaty quality and all the fruit to back it up. It was quite an undertaking to craft a wine that could stand up to the 18 Ontogeny that was so yummy, but what we have in 19 is an even bigger beast.

Reviews:

• Jeb Dunnick: A blend put together by Bevan from the single vineyards, the Ontogeny cuve 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 crme de cassis, violets, tobacco leaf, and chocolate. Its a big, classic Bevan wine and has remarkable purity, silky, polished tannins, and not a hard edge to be found. Dont miss it!

• Vinous: The 2019 Ontogeny is another tremendous wine in this range. In fact, the 2019 is one of the very best Ontogenys I can remember tasting. Rich, sumptuous and unapologetically brash, the 2019 is a total rock-star. A touch of Malbec adds exuberance to the fruit, as if these wines needed any more richness. For readers who want to know what the fuss is about Bevan, Ontogeny is the place to start!

Producer Information

Back in 1995, when Victoria and Russell Bevan started dating in Des Moines, their favorite game was "Guess the Wine." They would take turns bringing a blind wine and make the other person guess the varietal and region. When Bevan looks back on those dates, there is little mystery about how they arrived where they are today. Soon after that, the couple moved to Minneapolis and fell in with a group of wine lovers whose passion and knowledge fanned their flame. They started taking regular trips to wine country in California, where they met many of the finest winemakers. They were so inspired by them that to this day they follow many of their principles. They learned first-hand about Philip Togni's attention to every minute detail. Saw how Bob Foley would only pick fruit if his palate -- not some lab test -- told him it was time. They heard Greg La Follette telling them how careful you have to be when making decisions in the winery because even the smallest decision has an impact on the final wine. Their conversations still reverberate with them whether the couple is at a vineyard or in the winery.