Wine Doctrine
2012

Bevan Cellars Ontogeny

11 notes Most recent 19 June 2020
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19 June 2020 Because I've reviewed this wine a ton of times, I'll simply add that there were slight pyrazine and green peppercorn flavors that came from this… 25 April 2019 Same as last year. Performs like a champ after a few hours of air. I'll try to hold another 8-12 months just to really optimize its drinking window.… 23 August 2018 Same as 8 months ago. Drinking solid on PnP, with some slight acidic constriction on the back end with the initial pull. Improved/deepened more with… 23 January 2018 A great showing. One of the best Ontogenys I've had. The 2012 vintage is THE vintage for Ontogeny without a doubt. All previous notes apply. Service… 12 July 2017 Same as my previous notes from 01/23/2017. Scrap the decant and stick with PnP. This doesn't need extra air or any kind of extended decant in my… 23 January 2017 NOW we are back in business with this wine! On 5/8/2016 I had the 2012 Ontogeny and it was extremely tight and fairly unforgiving. I was a bit… 8 May 2016 PnP with coiled-up flavors of purple berry and black licorice notes. A good dose of alcohol and a tart aftertaste that made me wonder if this bottle… 26 November 2015 Similar to all of my notes on this wine in terms of flavor profile, but I bumped this up a number of points to 97. Slow O2 for two hours this time… 20 October 2015 Still holds similar to my previous CT notes from 8/8/15 and 7/4/15. No decant this time; PnP at cellar temperature, with that distinct cool black… 8 August 2015 Similar notes as 7/4/15. At the request of friends (as I think this still needs a couple of years to fully integrate), opened a bottle and decanted… 4 July 2015 Tasted multiple times over the course of the last few months. Give this at least an hour decant to truly give it a chance to express itself (even…
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