Wine Doctrine
2013

Bevan Cellars Ontogeny

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9 December 2018 Dark black cherry, bitter dark chocolate, red and black raspberry, blackberry, black currant, pencil lead, and some clove. Mid-palate weight and… 10 March 2018 Previous notes apply. This was a PnP and it ultimately did not get enough air. Fairly tight throughout consumption. Either decant and give this the… 29 October 2017 Same as all other previous notes. For the <$100 category, this vintage of Ontogeny is up there with the best. 17 August 2017 Same notes as 5 months ago. Drinking really well with a one hour decant. Impeccably balanced for a wine in this bracket. One of the best sub-$100… 18 March 2017 Same notes as last month. I drank the heck out of this wine all throughout dinner. I ignored a 2010 Forman and a 2013 Spottswoode in favor of the… 27 February 2017 This is really performing well now. Previous notes apply. I didn't even need to decant it. After a couple of hours of slow O2, it was singing… 27 October 2016 I definitely concur with much of what J_Smallwood had to say about this wine. This has certainly opened up quite a bit since I last had it back in… 21 February 2016 PnP with tight (but not sharp) notes of blackberry, raspberry, red and black licorice, alcohol, and a little wood. Fairy simple and one-note…
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