One of my great discoveries a couple of years ago has been the Bekkers winery. Toby Bekkers is foremost a viticulturist. And it is certainly true here that winemaking starts in the vineyard. The vineyard sites are very special, and so is the attention to detail. The second leg, though, is the winemaking. It starts with a strong philosophy here of making pure and elegant wines to deliver a world class outcome. French wife Emmanuelle is an essential part of this.
Drinking the 2018 Bekkers Syrah is experiencing all of the above. The wine is dark fruited, with layered black and blue fruit flavours. The wine delivers a silky mouthfeel. It is smooth and elegant. It drives down the palate in a measured way, as some red fruit, maybe raspberry is uncovered on the back palate. The key to this wine are the fine tannins leading to a very long finish.
This is a world class wine from an excellent vintage.
Score: 97/+++
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