Bekkers - McLaren Vale Grenache 2018 [97+ Punkte Parker]

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Bekkers - McLaren Vale Grenache 2018:

Die Bekkers lieben Grenache und schenken dieser Rotweintraube ein besonderes Augenmerk. Ihr McLaren Vale Grenache gehört sicher zu den besten Grenaches des gesamten Kontinents. Sorgfältig zusammengesetzte Cuvée aus 3 verschiedenen Weinbergsparzellen des McLaren Vale.

In der Nase sehr elegant, mit schönen Schwarzkirsch,- und feinen Himbeernoten. Es gesellen sich auch hoch aromatische und überaus duftige asiatische Gewürze dazu. Die herrliche Nase macht richtig Lust auf den ersten Schluck.

Am Gaumen dann mittlerer bis voller Körper mit seidig-weichen und großzügigen Aromen dunkler und reifer Früchte. Die überaus feinkörnige Tanninstruktur wird dabei von den delikaten Gewürzkomponenten bestens unterstützt. Bemerkenswert ausgewogen, sehr sinnlich, mit langem, reichhaltigen und komplexen Finale - ohne dabei die notwendige Eleganz zu vermissen - Weltklasse.

97+ points - Robert Parker's Wine Advocate:

2018 Bekkers - Grenache
25th of September 2025, The Wine Advocate

Reviewed by: Erin Larkin

Rating: 97+
Release Price: N/A
Drink Date: 2025 - 2048

97+ points - Erin Larkin (RobertParker.com):

"2018 has been an excellent vintage to drink since its release, not just for this wine but for many from South Australia. Given the wet and cool conditions of the 2017 year, the ground and vines were prepared for the warmth and heat of the 2018 vintage. This meant that despite the heat, the canopies looked fantastically healthy (albeit smaller in size given the dryness of the year), and the wines seem to display that same energy. So here, the 2018 Grenache explodes with dark fruits, sumac, pomegranate molasses and tarragon, with notes of dried herbs and crushed rock as well. A beautiful wine, it is ultra elegant and long. I love it. It has the power of a warm vintage but the mineral cool detail of a cool one, too. The yin/yang is its superpower. It bears noting, although draw from it what you will, that this is the first time the Grenache has been labeled under 15% alcohol. The 2018 vintage is 14.5% alcohol and sealed under screw cap." -Wine Advocate

Bekkers is a producer for whom I have immense respect, led by husband-and-wife proprietors Toby and Emmanuelle Bekkers. Toby handles the vineyards, Emmanuelle the winemaking, and the combination of their vast knowledge and experience is inherent in the wines tasted here for this report. With regard to viticulture, and especially Grenache although not limited to it, Toby is a trusted source of information when I seek to further understand a particular process or function of a vineyard or clone. The wines themselves predictably felt as thoughtful and as detailed as the people who made them, and the vertical here at the estate in McLaren Vale was as insightful as it was enjoyable. This producer comes warmly and roundly recommended.

97 points - James Halliday 2021:

"Picked on March 1, 10 and 23, each parcel wild yeast-open fermented separately with 10% whole bunches, the remainder destemmed, 5-6 days cold soak, matured in French puncheons. Bright, clear colour; medium-bodied, exceptional balance, spicy red/purple berries, fine tannins, and a very long finish. 14.5% alc, screwcap."

97 points, drink to 2045

96 points - Decanter Magazine:

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• HERSTELLER: Bekkers Wine
  
• LAND: Australien
• REGION: McLaren Vale
• JAHRGANG: 2018
• WEINTYP: Rotwein
• REBSORTE: 100% Grenache
  
• ALKOHOLGEHALT: 14,5%
• AUSBAU: 17 Monate in bereits verwendeten 500L Fässern aus französischer Eiche
  
• VERSCHLUSSTYP: Stelvin
  
• GROESSE: 0,75 Liter
• INVERKEHRBRINGER: WineDreams, D-46147 Oberhausen