Mission Codename Full Throttle!
“…but be forewarned, these are not for the anti-flavor folks, as they are pedal-to-the-metal, full-throttle and super-intense, but have great balance and integrity of fruit.” – Wine Advocate
Looking for lean, light, ephemeral Pinot Noir? Hit the back button, NOW.
That’s not how Russell Bevan rolls!
His wines, like Bevan himself, are “bigger-than-life”!
BUT, at 48% OFF today only, your credit card bill doesn’t have to be!
It’s our first time offering something from Bevan Cellars, the man, the myth, the LEGEND’s prime-time label!!! And we know you are going to LOVE IT.
As the ‘Emperor of Wine’ himself said in Wine Advocate, his wines are pedal-to-the-metal. With 40 x 100-pointers, Bevan is renowned for his skills crafting some of the best Cabernet Sauvignon. But Paker calls out that, “As I said in my previous comments on Bevan’s Napa Valley wines, he is at the top of his game, especially with his Cabernet Sauvignons, but what is so remarkable about him is that he actually hits high ground with his Pinot Noirs as well.”
This bottling doesn’t have any reviews, but when you’ve achieved perfection forty times, do you need one?! Parker himself frequently compared Bevan’s Petaluma Gap Pinot Noir to a “sumptuous Côtes de Nuit grand cru look-alike,” and “Vosne-Romanée”! The most recent review for the previous vintage comes from The Wine Independent, praising that, “The full-bodied palate is chock full of expressive red and black fruits, supported by satiny tannins and plenty of freshness, finishing on an earthy note.”
We found the wine to be utterly GORGEOUS! It’s not just the aromatic complexity of blackberry and cherry liquor, sweet spice, kola, rose petals… we could go on. It’s the texture. Somewhere between satin and velvet, weighty but lithe and flowing, lingering long and pleasantly on the palate. It’s hedonistic but refined, sensual but suave. In a word – well, three words – it’s classy AF.
Seriously, we have been a fan for years, and years, and years. And while the wine could age for up to a decade, if you’re like us, there is no way to resist opening it.
And now, the bad news… at only 15 cases, if you’ve read this far, it may be gone! MOVE!
What the Winery Says
2022 Petaluma Gap Pinot Noir
- Winemaker
- Russell Bevan
- Varietal
- 100% Pinot Noir
- Vintage
- 2022
- Alcohol
- 14.6%
- Appellation
- Petaluma Gap, Sonoma County
- Clones
- Calera, Swan
- Aging
- 15 months
- Barrels
- 50% new French oak
About the Winery
Bevan Cellars