Bekkers Tome 2023

Written By Campbell Mattinson
Bottle of Bekkers Tome 2023.

Bekkers Tome 2023
AU$55, 13% alcohol, screwcap, McLaren Vale.

Volume 3. A blend of Cabernet Sauvignon (55%), cabernet franc (23%), and shiraz (22%).

This is savoury, fluid and beautiful. It rests its heart on sweet, ripe, boysenberry and redcurrant flavours and then builds a world of herb, leaf matter, peanut shell and cocoa-like notes around them. Tannin is fine, the vibe is fresh and flowing, and while complexity is high there’s also a keen drinkability. It’s lovely. It would be a great accompaniment to a meal.

93+ points – Campbell Mattinson.

Campbell Mattinson

Campbell Mattinson has been an independent journalist, wine critic and photographer for forty years. He founded The Winefront, is a former chief editor of the Halliday Wine Companion (and former editor of Halliday magazine), and is the only Australian to have won the Australian Wine Communicator of the Year Award more than once. He is 100% independent, and tastes between 5,000 and 10,000 wines each year, blind and in comparative brackets as often as is practicable.

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Mattinson is also the founder of the Mattinson Photography business.

https://www.campbellmattinson.com
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