Bevan Cellars, Ontogeny, Napa Valley 2016 sold at auction 22 times in the last five years, at a median of $104 per 750ml; half of those sales fell between $94 and $113. The most recent sale was on October 16, 2026. The lowest retail price today is $109, across 25 retail offers.
Auction median, last 5 yrs
$104
22 sales · $94–113 middle half
Lowest retail now
$109
25 retail offers
Last auction sale
Oct 16
2026
Critic scores
98
Jeb Dunnuck
Bevan Cellars, Ontogeny, Napa Valley, neighbouring vintages
Wine facts
- Country
- United States
- Region
- California
- Sub-region
- Napa Valley
- Type
- Red
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About Bevan Cellars
Bevan Cellars is Russell Bevan's Napa label, made from sourced fruit at vineyards whose farming he insists on controlling, and released twice a year: spring for lighter Sonoma County Chardonnay and Pinot Noir, autumn for Napa Bordeaux-style reds. Ontogeny is mostly Cabernet Sauvignon from Oakville's Tench Vineyard, topped up from other sites. Single-site reds include Tench Cabernet (92% Cabernet with Merlot in 2016), the EE red from Tench, a Merlot-Cabernet Franc from rocky Sugarloaf, Wildfoote in Stags Leap, and 1.3-acre Sentinel Ridge on Howell Mountain. Expect opulent, dense wines with toasty oak, cassis and mocha, approachable young yet able to cellar for years.
- Region
- Napa Valley (plus Sonoma County Chardonnay and Pinot Noir)
- Owner
- Russell Bevan (founder-winemaker)
- Vineyards
- Tench (Oakville), Sugarloaf, Wildfoote (Stags Leap), Sentinel Ridge (Howell Mountain), Harbison, Dry Stack (Bennett Valley)
- Grapes
- Cabernet Sauvignon, Cabernet Franc, Merlot, Sauvignon Blanc, Chardonnay, Pinot Noir
- Wines
- Ontogeny; EE (Tench); Tench Vineyard Cabernet; Sugarloaf; Wildfoote; Sentinel Ridge
- Style
- Opulent, concentrated Napa reds with supple tannins
Sources: napawineproject.com, owenbargreen.com