Bekkers - McLaren Vale Grenache 2021 (98 Punkte Halliday)

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Bekkers - McLaren Vale Grenache 2021:

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.

96+ points - Robert Parker's Wine Advocate:

2021 Bekkers - Grenache
Issue 25th September 2025, The Wine Advocate

Reviewed by: ErinLarkin

Rating: 96+
Release Price: NA
Drink Date: 2025 - 2051

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

"Here, the start of a very diverse but magnificent trip of vintages begins. 2021 was not only an excellent season in terms of benevolent weather at all the right times, healthy flowering, yields, growing season conditions and harvest, but also a reprieve from the three years preceding it that were defined by warmth, dryness and low yields. 2022 was the slightly cooler, slightly wetter pigeon pair to 2021, and it produced wines of eminent silkiness and approachability, which was followed by 2023. It was cool and wet and perhaps challenging for some, but from a wine-quality perspective on this observational side of the fence, it was superb. So here, the 2021 Grenache is everything we expect from the season: balanced, placid, powerfully structured, supple and long through the finish. It is a baby, and while many bottles of this great vintage will have already been enjoyed, it is undoubtedly one of the pedigree vintages that will continue to improve over the coming decades. This is the lowest labeled alcohol reading of any Bekkers Grenache produced yet, at 14% alcohol. 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.

98 points - James Halliday_The Weekend Australian:

"The red berry, cherry and a whisper of dark chocolate define the bouquet and palate of a totally delicious wine. All the flavours of the palate are those promised by the bouquet. It’s only 14% alc/vol and medium-bodied; the superb balance guarantees a wine that can be drunk tonight and all steps of the 30 years to follow." - James Halliday

98 points, drink to 2038

95 points - James Suckling:

"A producer firmly entrenched within the regional pantheon, if not playing a very different card to the transparent, red-fruited pinot-like zeitgeist. Blewitt Springs, Kangarilla and Onkaparinga sourcing services sand, ironstone and silty geologies and a shift in ripening windows. The texture is broad with warm and sunny terracotta aromas. Blood plum, clove, tamarind and souk-like exotica buffer the textural mid-palate. The finish, long and penetrating. Despite the open-knit attack, there is ample compression at the finish, suggesting further space to unfurl in the cellar. Excellent grenache, glimpsing greats of the southern Rhone. Drink or hold." Aug 2023, Ned Goodwin MW

96 points - Wine Pilot:

"Signature McLaren Vale, the wine is singing before you begin to lift the glass to your face. Crimson rose, fresh raspberries and redcurrant are upfront followed by blackberry, Damson plum skin and Adzuki bean. What follows is an arrangement of parts that, once tasted, meld seamlessly into such a pleasurable wine drinking experience that does not require any further dissection. Fine Mithril tannins (yes it's fictional chain mail from Lord of the Rings) but it does feel other worldly. A long, very lengthy palate of nutmeg, five spice and King mushroom follow. Devine. Drink with Rabbit stew and don’t forget the poh-tate-toes." -Shanteh Wale

Jahrgangsbewertung 2021 South Australia (Barossa / McLaren Vale): "Extraordinary / 96 Punkte" - Robert Parker's Wine Advocate

• HERSTELLER: Bekkers Wine
  
• LAND: Australien
• REGION: McLaren Vale
• JAHRGANG: 2021
• 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