Bevan Cellars Ontogeny 2018

We have to go back to the 2013 to find an Ontogeny that is this enthralling. The wine’s pedigree is special: Tench, Sugarloaf, Harbison, Wildfoote, Saunders and Sage Ridge. It cascades across your palate with seamless ease.

Explosive notes of crème de cassis, lavender and huckleberries give the wine a luxurious fruit component. The mouth-feel is all about controlled power, the tannins come in waves, but they hit with incredible grace.