EE Red
⏳ Drinking Window
Typically best enjoyed 5–20 years from the vintage release.
🍽️ Food & Wine Pairings
Roasted prime rib, grilled dry-aged ribeye, slow-braised lamb shanks
✨ Technical Specifications
The Bevan Cellars 'EE' Proprietary Red is a tour de force blend of Cabernet Sauvignon and Cabernet Franc, primarily sourced from the acclaimed Tench Vineyard in Oakville. Located on the iron-rich, red volcanic soils of the eastern Oakville bench—directly adjacent to Screaming Eagle—this unique terroir imparts a distinctive mineral energy and profound structural depth to the fruit. The 'EE' bottling is celebrated for its seamless marriage of Cabernet Sauvignon's muscular dark fruit with the exotic, floral, and savory complexity of Cabernet Franc. Winemaker Russell Bevan employs meticulous block selection and lavish aging in new French oak to craft a wine of monumental concentration, velvety texture, and vibrant aromatic lift, making it a benchmark representation of contemporary Napa Valley cult red blends.
🍾 About the Producer
Bevan Cellars was founded in 2005 by self-taught winemaker Russell Bevan, quickly ascending to cult status within California's fine wine landscape. Celebrated for an unabashedly opulent, hedonistic, and precision-driven winemaking style, Bevan partners with premier growers across premier microclimates in Napa Valley and Sonoma County. Sourcing spans esteemed terroirs such as eastern Oakville's red volcanic and alluvial soils at Tench Vineyard, the rocky slopes of Sugarloaf Mountain, and cool maritime sites in the Russian River Valley and Petaluma Gap. Viticulture emphasizes meticulous canopy control and sustainable vineyard management, harvesting fruit at optimal physiological ripeness. In the cellar, Bevan employs minimal intervention, indigenous fermentations, squeaky-clean sorting regimens, and customized French oak aging. Benchmark bottlings include his single-vineyard Cabernet Sauvignons such as Tench Vineyard and Sugarloaf Mountain, proprietary red blends like Ontogeny and EE, alongside textural, vibrant Sonoma Coast Chardonnays and Ritchie Vineyard expressions.
🍇 Grapes
Cabernet Sauvignon, Cabernet Franc