Bekkers, Syrah, McLaren Vale, South Australia, 2015

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Tasted by: Tina Gellie, Roger Jones, Anthony Rose
(at Decanter Magazine's July 2018 issue Australian Shiraz Panel Tasting, 27 Feb 2018)
Drinking Window: 2018 - 2025
Bekkers’ genesis was the result of a chance meeting between youthful French winemaker, Emmanuelle, and Australian viticulturist, Toby - now one of Australia’s most respected authorities on organics and biodynamics. They have visited some of Europe's top producers, gleaning precious knowledge and advice. This Shiraz is Bekkers’ flagship wine, a dovetailing of fruit from two different vineyards. The fermentation is kicked off by native yeasts, and afterwards the wine is matured for 20 months in 500 litre French puncheons, 40% new. TIna Gellie: An excellent balance of fresh cherry fruit and vibrant acidity here, lively and lipsmacking! Integrated sweet oak and a hint of tobacco spice sit alongside a refreshing herbal character and fine fruit tannins. Roger Jones: Very bright in acidity, with cherries, frangipane and soft vanilla oak. This needs time, but evolves beautifully in the glass; the cherries get riper, and there is a lovely softness to the wine. Anthony Rose: Vibrant fresh fruit aromas show lots of energy, as if some whole-bunch pressing has been going on, delivering a slight stalky element. Overall the picture is bright, with lots of vivacious black cherry and kirsch fruit in a seamlessly textured, albeit still elementally youthful red.
Bekkers, Syrah 2015
Producer
Bekkers
Brand
Syrah
Vintage
2015
Wine Type
Still
Colour
Red
Country
Australia
Region
South Australia
Appellation
McLaren Vale
Sweetness
Dry
Closure
Screwcap/Stelvin
Alcohol
14.50%
Body
Full
Oak
Oaked
Grapes
100% Syrah / Shiraz