Bekkers Syrah 2023

Bekkers Syrah 2023
$120, 14% alcohol, screwcap, McLaren Vale.

This wine is neat and tidy but it also feels imposing. Just quietly, it’s also an example of gorgeousness in a glass. It tastes of chocolate-coated hazelnuts, fresh plums, blackberry, toast and twiggy herbs, the latter contributing to a sinewy backbone, in a context of ripeness. This is a seriously special wine. It’s long, complex, plush and structural at once. Bekkers has steadily become one of Australia’s best wine producers and this wine is Bekkers at its best. 97 points.