Bekkers McLaren Vale Syrah Grenache 2023
- 95
- $90
- Drink by: 2025-2031
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55% Syrah from Clarendon and 45% Grenache from Blewitt Springs. The deep bass tones of Clarendon make themselves known here in black cherries, plum and tonka bean. Pepper studded salami and licorice root. There are some sweet red fruits too, apple skin and pomegranate seeds. Once again tannins are pillowy and lush with a direct but not too angular push of acidity. This is elegant and yet savoury with almost a spiral effect of detail that keeps giving the longer you spend with it, a very good example of why together these two varieties complement and make something altogether unique in its palate weight and shape. Drinking very well now and will continue to do so for another 5-6 years lying down in the cool of your cellar. Share amongst friends that have a meat smoker and suggest brisket for dinner?
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.
