Bekkers McLaren Vale Grenache 2023
- 96
- $90
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As the back label reads this is a story of soil and soul and as the 2023 is sourced from 2 vineyards in Blewitt Springs, followed by one in Kangarilla and Onkaparinga Hills, it is also a story of sand. The cool and late season plays into the hands of the fine, floral tones of elegant Grenache. Violet, a hint of rose petal and dusting of pink peppercorn. Recurrent and fresh raspberries adorn a climbing vine of ivy and nasturtium. There is a warm note of paprika and red clay too. The palate is slinky with acidity that swivels its way throughout the restrained tannins. A wine that could fit nicely, wedged between the great finely fragranced wines of the world, snuck in between a Gamay and Nebbiolo this is why Grenache can wear so many wondrous guises. This is stunning in all its delicacy and tenderness, and the kind of wine style I seek out time and time again. Drink with poached Bavarian Weiss Wurst or white sausage and sweet mustard.
Shanteh cut her teeth at Sydney’s Award-Winning Quay restaurant where she worked for over a decade and was Head Sommelier from 2018 till 2022. She has been nominated for the Good Food Guide Sommelier of the Year award on three occasions and claims that her experience as a Len Evans scholar as one of the highlights of her career. Shanteh hosts her own weekly podcast ‘Over A Glass’ with the Deep in the Weeds Network and spends her time writing for various publications and judging at numerous wine shows across the country.
