McLaren Vale Grenache: Toby Bekkers, Bekkers Wine

In the first of this three-part series, I spend some time with Toby Bekkers at his cellar door in McLaren Vale, and take the opportunity to ask him about the the terroir of McLaren Vale, and what it is that makes the region so well suited to Grenache. We also discuss the Bekkers 2020 Grenache, and the new (to the Bekkers), beautiful terraced vineyard in Clarendon. Toby is widely respected and deeply knowledgable (especially in the area of viticulture), and a great resource of information about both Grenache, and the region.
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0:00 - Intro
1:34 - About Bekkers
2:23 - Why McLaren Vale and Grenache go so well together
4:07 - Blewitt Springs sand and clay
4:50 - Old vine Grenache in McLaren Vale
5:44 - New Clarendon vineyard (pictured in thumbnail and at 1:19)
8:50 - 2020 Bekkers Grenache
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In the pursuit of context and understanding of this topic, I tasted over 270 red wines from South Australia (to the exclusion of Cabernet, Shiraz and Pinot), all of the scores and tasting notes are available for subscribers on https://www.robertparker.com
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