Bekkers McLaren Vale Syrah Grenache 2024

Despite the coolish and quite difficult vintage, this blend of sixty-eight percent Syrah and thirty-two percent Grenache has emerged pretty well. Good richness and depth of flavor. It’s a blend of vineyards from the Clarendon, Seaview, and Blewitt Springs regions within McLaren Vale. Each region brings a character creating a whole that’s far greater than the sum of the parts. Once again, the oak is all aged French and a small amount of concrete tank is also used in the maturation. The aim is to achieve a balance allowing the fruit to fully express itself, which it does in spades. Ripe, spicy, plummy fruits on the nose and a palate that displays some firmish tannins which probably come from that late burst of heat in March before picking. Yet it retains a balance and poise and almost an effortless graceful line through to the finish.