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2022 Cuvee Le Bec Santa Ynez Valley

Expressive and complex, the 2022 Cuvée le Bec shows a deep garnet color with layered aromas of pepper, clove, allspice, and loads of dark red fruits. The mouth is round on entry and through the mid-palate, with fine tannins and vibrant acidity that keep the wine bright and lifted. Dark red fruits and spice glide across the palate through a long finish, where the flavors turn redder—freshly picked cherry, pomegranate, and raspberry linger beautifully. A standout vintage, the 2022 CLB will evolve gracefully for a decade or more.

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Cuvee Le Bec

Critic Reviews

  • Wine Enthusiast

    92 Points

    Edi­tors’ Choice

    This wine always overde­liv­ers, and this vin­tage’s blend of 50% Syrah, 38% Grenache, 7% Mourvè­dre and 5% Counoise con­tin­ues the tra­di­tion. Aro­mas of baked berry, cin­na­mon, mace and wood on the nose land with live­ly ener­gy on the palate. The brisk plum and cin­na­mon fla­vors are under­cut by clay, dust and fine tan­nins. A very ver­sa­tile wine for the table.
     

  • Jeb Dunnuck

    91 Points

    I always love this cuvée from Beck­men, and the 2021 Cuvee Le Bec shines for its juicy, up-front, deli­cious style. A blend of 50% Syrah, 38% Grenache, and the rest Mourvè­dre and Counoise, it offers lots of plump black­ber­ry fruit, some pep­pery herbs, vio­let nuances, medi­um body, and a juicy, clean, lengthy fin­ish. An out­stand­ing wine, it will stand toe to toe with the finest Côtes du Rhône out there.

  • Vinous

    91 Points

    The 2021 Cuvée Le Bec is a very beau­ti­ful entry-lev­el offer­ing from Steve Beck­men. The cool­er style of the year comes through in the wine’s aro­mat­ic pres­ence and lighter per­son­al­i­ty vis-à-vis most years. Dark red cher­ry, plum, wild flow­ers, spice and dried herbs all run through this Syrah-based blend. Drink­ing Win­dow 2023 — 2029.
     

    Reviewed by Anto­nio Galloni

    July 2023

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