Bekkers Syrah McLaren Vale 2020
Bekkers Wine is the winemaking project of respected viticulturist Toby Bekkers and his French-born wife and winemaker Emmanuelle. Few can claim a more extensive understanding of McLaren Vale.
"Nothing we have seen overseas has diminished our conviction that McLaren Vale is capable of producing unique, world-class wines and we aim to be an emblem for the region.”
2020 Bekkers, McLaren Vale Syrah
Our quest to create a fine wine beacon for McLaren Vale means attention to the smallest details. Vineyard parcels are selected from our ‘artist’s palette’- the landscape of McLaren Vale- to capture aromatic spice, elegance and soft, silky texture; all underpinned by the generous flavours of McLaren Vale.
Shiraz is McLaren Vale’s most widely planted variety for a reason. The best examples transcend the stereotype and are world-class wines showing restraint, spice and fragrance with a capacity to age gracefully.
Variety: 100% Syrah (Shiraz).
Full bodied. Opaque. Aromatic, fragrant. Plum, blackberry fruit teamed with a savoury quality that brings umami richness and depth of flavour.
A blend of four vineyards. Clarendon and Seaview sub regions.
In the cellar, an average of 21% whole bunches are added to the fermenter and the remaining fruit is gently destemmed (not crushed) and sorted to remove any shrivelled berries. Cold soaked for 3 to 5 days prior to the beginning of natural fermentation (no yeast added.) Gentle, cool fermentation minimises over-extraction. Basket pressed to oak after 15-20 days fermentation. Matured in a mixture of new (55%) and older (45%) French oak puncheons (500L). Aged on fine lees with minimal sulphur additions. Bottled December 2021 sans filtration.
We believe that the textural element holds the key to fine wine.
Screw cap | 14.2% abv.
James Halliday, Wine Companion. Ned Goodwin MW 96 pts.
“This glimpses the finest crus of the northern Rhône through the lens of the Vale. Exciting. Exceptional. Rewarding.”
The Wine Detective. Sarah Ahmed.
“This is a gorgeous Syrah, with ripe but motile sleek ‘n sinuous fruit. Wow.”
Wine Pilot Angus Hughson 95 pts.
“One of the best Syrahs yet from Bekkers."
The Real Review. Huon Hooke 95 pts.
“It's concentrated and powerful.”
Robert Parker’s Wine Advocate. Erin Larkin. 96 pts.
"The wine is concentrated and silken, with a flow and ebb in the mouth that speaks volumes to the pedigree of fruit resource and clever handling in the winery."
Bekkers Wine is the winemaking project of respected viticulturist Toby Bekkers and his French-born wife and winemaker Emmanuelle. Few can claim a more extensive understanding of McLaren Vale.
"Nothing we have seen overseas has diminished our conviction that McLaren Vale is capable of producing unique, world-class wines and we aim to be an emblem for the region.”
2020 Bekkers, McLaren Vale Syrah
Our quest to create a fine wine beacon for McLaren Vale means attention to the smallest details. Vineyard parcels are selected from our ‘artist’s palette’- the landscape of McLaren Vale- to capture aromatic spice, elegance and soft, silky texture; all underpinned by the generous flavours of McLaren Vale.
Shiraz is McLaren Vale’s most widely planted variety for a reason. The best examples transcend the stereotype and are world-class wines showing restraint, spice and fragrance with a capacity to age gracefully.
Variety: 100% Syrah (Shiraz).
Full bodied. Opaque. Aromatic, fragrant. Plum, blackberry fruit teamed with a savoury quality that brings umami richness and depth of flavour.
A blend of four vineyards. Clarendon and Seaview sub regions.
In the cellar, an average of 21% whole bunches are added to the fermenter and the remaining fruit is gently destemmed (not crushed) and sorted to remove any shrivelled berries. Cold soaked for 3 to 5 days prior to the beginning of natural fermentation (no yeast added.) Gentle, cool fermentation minimises over-extraction. Basket pressed to oak after 15-20 days fermentation. Matured in a mixture of new (55%) and older (45%) French oak puncheons (500L). Aged on fine lees with minimal sulphur additions. Bottled December 2021 sans filtration.
We believe that the textural element holds the key to fine wine.
Screw cap | 14.2% abv.
James Halliday, Wine Companion. Ned Goodwin MW 96 pts.
“This glimpses the finest crus of the northern Rhône through the lens of the Vale. Exciting. Exceptional. Rewarding.”
The Wine Detective. Sarah Ahmed.
“This is a gorgeous Syrah, with ripe but motile sleek ‘n sinuous fruit. Wow.”
Wine Pilot Angus Hughson 95 pts.
“One of the best Syrahs yet from Bekkers."
The Real Review. Huon Hooke 95 pts.
“It's concentrated and powerful.”
Robert Parker’s Wine Advocate. Erin Larkin. 96 pts.
"The wine is concentrated and silken, with a flow and ebb in the mouth that speaks volumes to the pedigree of fruit resource and clever handling in the winery."
Bekkers Wine is the winemaking project of respected viticulturist Toby Bekkers and his French-born wife and winemaker Emmanuelle. Few can claim a more extensive understanding of McLaren Vale.
"Nothing we have seen overseas has diminished our conviction that McLaren Vale is capable of producing unique, world-class wines and we aim to be an emblem for the region.”
2020 Bekkers, McLaren Vale Syrah
Our quest to create a fine wine beacon for McLaren Vale means attention to the smallest details. Vineyard parcels are selected from our ‘artist’s palette’- the landscape of McLaren Vale- to capture aromatic spice, elegance and soft, silky texture; all underpinned by the generous flavours of McLaren Vale.
Shiraz is McLaren Vale’s most widely planted variety for a reason. The best examples transcend the stereotype and are world-class wines showing restraint, spice and fragrance with a capacity to age gracefully.
Variety: 100% Syrah (Shiraz).
Full bodied. Opaque. Aromatic, fragrant. Plum, blackberry fruit teamed with a savoury quality that brings umami richness and depth of flavour.
A blend of four vineyards. Clarendon and Seaview sub regions.
In the cellar, an average of 21% whole bunches are added to the fermenter and the remaining fruit is gently destemmed (not crushed) and sorted to remove any shrivelled berries. Cold soaked for 3 to 5 days prior to the beginning of natural fermentation (no yeast added.) Gentle, cool fermentation minimises over-extraction. Basket pressed to oak after 15-20 days fermentation. Matured in a mixture of new (55%) and older (45%) French oak puncheons (500L). Aged on fine lees with minimal sulphur additions. Bottled December 2021 sans filtration.
We believe that the textural element holds the key to fine wine.
Screw cap | 14.2% abv.
James Halliday, Wine Companion. Ned Goodwin MW 96 pts.
“This glimpses the finest crus of the northern Rhône through the lens of the Vale. Exciting. Exceptional. Rewarding.”
The Wine Detective. Sarah Ahmed.
“This is a gorgeous Syrah, with ripe but motile sleek ‘n sinuous fruit. Wow.”
Wine Pilot Angus Hughson 95 pts.
“One of the best Syrahs yet from Bekkers."
The Real Review. Huon Hooke 95 pts.
“It's concentrated and powerful.”
Robert Parker’s Wine Advocate. Erin Larkin. 96 pts.
"The wine is concentrated and silken, with a flow and ebb in the mouth that speaks volumes to the pedigree of fruit resource and clever handling in the winery."
