Meet the Beckmens Duo

Critic Reviews

• Wine Enthusiast

  92 Points

  2021 Cuvee le Bec:

  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

  2021 Cuvee le Bec:

  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

  2021 Cuvee le Bec:

  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

• Jeb Dunnuck

  93 Points

  2021 PMV Syrah:

  I also loved the 2021 Syrah Purisi­ma Moun­tain Vine­yard, a dark­er hued, clas­sic Syrah with beau­ti­ful black fruit, pep­pery herbs, bay leaf, iron, and gamey nuances. Pure, medi­um to full-bod­ied, silky, and ele­gant, it’s anoth­er ter­rif­ic effort from this team with tons to love. All destemmed Syrah from a great site at the top of Bal­lard Canyon, it spent 18 months in one-third new French oak pri­or to bot­tling. It’s well worth your time and mon­ey and will have 7 – 8 years of longevity.
  

• Vinous

  91 Points

  2021 PMV Syrah:

  The 2021 Syrah Purisi­ma Moun­tain Vine­yard is a potent, dense wine. Black cher­ry, plum, men­thol, licorice, black olive and spice are all ampli­fied in this potent, heady wine. There’s a touch of new wood here, nice­ly inte­grat­ed in the wine’s fab­ric. This is a very typ­i­cal Bal­lard Canyon Syrah. Drink­ing Win­dow 2024 — 2033.
  

  Reviewed by Anto­nio Galloni

  July 2023