2023 Tench Vineyard EE

The 2023 Red Blend EE opens with mocha, dried flowers, menthol, licorice, cedar and sweet pipe tobacco. Bright and bold, with punchy red fruit and fabulous balance, the 2023 hits all the right notes. The EE is one of the more restrained and precise wines in this range, largely because the Cabernet Franc at 45% is such a prominent part of the blend. All of the Cabernet Sauvignon is from Tench, while the Franc is from Tin Box, Phelan and Sugarloaf.

Over the past few years, sourcing for Bevan’s EE Red Wine has moved from Tench in Oakville to Sugarloaf in southern Napa. Fortunately, quality continues to rule. The 2023 EE Red Wine a blend of 60% Cabernet Sauvignon, 35% Cabernet Franc and 5% Merlot boasts floral, gently leafy scents alongside hints of violet, folding in mixed red and black cherries and even raspberries. It’s full-bodied but also pretty and charming, with a supple, silky mouthfeel and a long finish framed by softly dusty tannins. It’s terrific stuff.

Darker berries, burning embers, leather, graphite, and assorted tobacco and chocolate notes all define the 2023 EE Red Wine, another absolutely sensational wine from Bevan in 2023 that's going to be legendary. Full-bodied, concentrated, and structured, it stays beautifully pure, focused, and seamless. It's another absolute “wow” wine that readers should snatch up.