Bevan Cellars, Showket Vineyard Cabernet Sauvignon, Oakville

Similar to prior note after double decanting for 2 hrs; outstanding, drink or hold, likely a long plateau, no rush

2013 vintage

Tasted at Library event. Very smooth on the palate. Aged beautifully

2006 vintage

Good Wine with an Exciting Super Bowl (The Krengels - Bannockburn IL) : Walkaround tasting. Rich with really exceptional balance pulling this through a long, impressive finish.

2006 vintage

Double decanted for 4 hrs, deep ruby, dark fruit on the nose, black cherries on the palate, med. tannins, long finish; outstanding & just entering its drinking window, drink or hold, no rush Lost nothing on day 2

2013 vintage

Massive, almost overwhelming, concentration and lots of sediment. Explosive fruitcake, cassis, and charcoal flavors. Huge blue fruit nose. Will wait until 2030 to open next bottle. If you must pop now, stand the bottle up for a day and give it a few hours in the decanter. Outstanding wine, but it's screaming right now and needs way more time.

2013 vintage

My favorite Bevan Cab Sauvignon from Stags leap area. Gorgeous concentration, fruit forward, blackberry, fruitcake, licorice, sweet cedar wood, long rich finish!

2013 vintage

Cellared since release, perfect cork and fill. Dark purple. Intense nose of ripe dark fruits, cassis, spice, oak. Huge body, flavors follow the nose, ripe lush fruit, decent acidity, moderate tannins, long finish. Excellent to outstanding.

2013 vintage

Still pretty young. Big bold fruit, tannic. Would certainly decant 2-3 hours next time.

2006 vintage

Bretty

2013 vintage

Deep ruby color with a bouquet and flavor of dark cassis, blackberries, minerals, and sweet oak. Big wine with tannins not completely integrated marring the balance a bit. Good depth with a long finish. Should improve with more aging. A very nice wine.

2013 vintage

Evolving beautifully. Full throttle, deep and lush

2013 vintage

Tannins present. Fruit and chocolate in the palate. Long finish.

2013 vintage

Deep purplish red. Seems to have shut down a little bit with notes of spices, sweet wood chips, cassis and raspberries. Medium plus tannins (7/10) with a full body. Tons of minerality on the palate with dark berries, spices and twigs. Needs to develop some more before opening another. Drink till 2038.

2013 vintage

Definitely many many years to go as the heat and strength is still there. I would not try this for 10 years. After 2 hours the improvement was substantial. New cat. Hl 1. Sharp 2 nose 3. Fruity 3. Some cherry on the initial palate and medium long palate.

2013 vintage

Ripe fruit balanced with nice acidity. Youthful but approachable now with room for improvement for sure with age. Very good.

2013 vintage

Opened in the bottle for 3-5 hours. Ripe but almost a burnt/roasted fruit quality to it. Seem disjointed, syrupy and alcoholic but still packed with complexity. Hold for 5 more years.

2013 vintage

Awesome Cab from a great vineyard.

2013 vintage

Deep purplish red. Seems to have shut down a little bit with notes of spices, sweet wood chips, cassis and raspberries. Medium plus tannins (7/10) with a full body. Tons of minerality on the palate with dark berries, spices and twigs. Needs to develop some more before opening another. Drink till 2038. Possibility of 94+.

2013 vintage

Decanted and served. Powerful, focused cult Cabernet that evolved beautifully over dinner. The young tannins paired with the bright, lush black fruit to form a puree experience in the mouth. This wine is all about the fruit but there is plenty of buoyant acidity to last many years. 96+

2013 vintage

Either a bad bottle or its shut down. My 4th bottle and this vs others was not approachable. I would not open this for at least 3 years, Dont get me wrong, this wasnt bad. Just tight, even after 2.5 hrs.

2013 vintage

No notes. Excellent wine. Took 2.5 hours to open but when it did- Awesome. Can’t add intellect tasting notes except for the wish I had two more to open in order to lay them down for 2-3 more years. Drink now but maybe better 2 years from now.

2013 vintage

Didn’t drink . Gave to Sal

2013 vintage

An incredible cab. Super concentrated and balanced. Just a fabulous wine that is still incredibly young. I am holding my other bottle for the longer haul which I am sure will be well rewarded.

2013 vintage

PNP, right out of the bottle ready to go.

2013 vintage

Previous notes apply from last year. It was very smooth and inviting; it was significantly better than a 2013 Rivers Marie Cabernet we had alongside it. This Wildfoote had some nice licorice, anise, and signature Stags Leap black currant notes that added interest throughout consumption. It also displayed a dusty cedar note on the back end after getting some air, which was pleasant. Very good. 94 points is a nice way of saying, "For $200 bucks, I honestly wanted a …

2013 vintage

Wow! Drinking well now but still has a lot of years to go. Tannins are there but very unobtrusive. Fruit is present but not over the top, some cedar in there as well. Finish is clean with a really nice texture.

2013 vintage

Quick note from memory - no detailed tasting notes. This '13 vintage is so different than the usual open for business right out of the gate Bevan wine character. Nowhere near as much upfront fruit, a lot more structure and they're really tight and seem to need time. Drank this over the course of two days it it was coiled up the whole time. Showed great depth of deep, dark fruit with surprisingly nice balance. Has a ton of potential. …

2013 vintage

This guy is a monster! Massive everything. This will be awesome in several years. Like all Bevan wines, they need time.

2013 vintage

Needs a 3 hour decant minimum. See prior notes. Average balance and finish. Not a fruit bomb. Expensive juice but I guess welcome to Oakville. This is still NOT in its prime. Revisit 2017

2006 vintage

Rich, lush, full-bodied cabernet. Black cherry and cassis come through. Lighter oak than many cabernets. Quite smooth and perfect for those who like robust, fruity cabernets with light oak. It was a very enjoyable wine!

2006 vintage

2 hour decant- full bodied. Still sone heat mid way. Medium finish. Average value- I'm going to hold off another year or so for remaining bottles. Seems disjointed still.

2006 vintage

Decanted in glass for 45 minutes- full bodied lush wine- I really enjoyed it.

2006 vintage

Winemakers Open House at Vinify Wine Services (Vinify Wine Services in Santa Rosa, CA) : Dark red violet color; herbal, eucalyptus, cassis nose; tasty, tart cassis, earth, eucalyptus palate; medium-plus finish

2006 vintage

Bevan Cellars and Showket Preview (Capagnola Trattoria) : Nose of cassis and mocha. Surprisingly lean with strong acidity. Lot's of mocha but the overall structure was nice.

2006 vintage

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