2024 Bekkers Release
Emmanuelle and Toby Bekkers have forged an impressive mark on the McLaren Vale landscape through their highly skilled vineyarding and winemaking. Rather than going down the alternative grape variety route, they have harnessed the region’s magnificent heritage to build a reputation for their Bekkers brand. Their attention to detail, especially during the maturation phase, brings an extra resonance to the wines. This masterful Stradivarius-like touch is what makes these wines so graceful and special.
2022 Bekkers Grenache, McLaren Vale – South Australia
Medium deep colour. Pure dark plum, musky, dark cherry, raspberry, strawberry aromas with violet, Turkish delight notes. Supple and fleshy with lovely pure fruit flavours, slinky textures, very good mid-palate viscosity and plenty of mineral length. A sweet-fruited finish with a touch of aniseed. Classical and delicious. Drink now – 2028 15% alc 95 points
2022 Bekkers Syrah Grenache, McLaren Vale – South Australia
Deep crimson. Inky, chinotto dark plum, elderberry, blackberry aromas with hint marzipan, praline note. The palate is beautifully concentrated, with plentiful dark berry, roasted chestnut, marzipan, slightly dark chocolaty flavours, and fine slinky yet sinuous textures. Finishes chalky and minerally with chinotto notes. A superb wine. 75% Syrah 25% Grenache. Drink now – 2028 14.8% alc 96 points
2022 Bekkers Tome Syrah, Cabernet Sauvignon Grenache, McLaren Vale – South Australia
Deep crimson. Intense dark plum, blackberry pastille, dark cherry, dark chocolate, hint marzipan aromas. Classical, generous and round with dark plum, dark cherry fruits, fresh chalky/ hint grippy textures and underlying marzipan vanilla oak notes. Lovely weight, texture and flow with a crispy finish. Delicious to drink now. 63% Syrah, 20% Cabernet Sauvignon 17% Grenache Drink now – 2028 14.2% alc 95 points
2022 Bekkers Syrah, McLaren Vale – South Australia
Deep colour. Impressive dark chocolate, blackberry, panforte aromas with roasted chestnut, hint marzipan notes. Generously concentrated palate with ample raspberry, blackberry confit, praline, hint Parma violet notes and supple gravelly/ chocolaty textures. Finishes firm and minerally with seductive dark berry fruits and tang of acidity. Masterful winemaking and cellar work with the oak perfectly matched to the fruit and textures. Delicious to drink but best to keep for a year or so – 2035+ 14.2% alc 97 points