Beckmen Vineyards Cuvée Le Bec Santa Ynez Valley Syrah Blend 2016

$19.99

One of our favorite $20 red wine discoveries of the year!  A delicious, juicy red blend that should be your house red. Robert Parker: "One of the finest values in the Central Coast is their Cuvee Le Bec, a blend of 44% Grenache, 28% Syrah, 20% Mourvedre, and 8% Counoise, is one of the two great Cotes du Rhone look-alikes of the Central Coast. This is the type of wine that California can do so well, but rarely does. Part of the reason may be due to the difficulty of trying to convince consumers that a proprietary blend, available at a much lower price, can ultimately be better than some single varietal wines. The super Cuvee Le Bec is a sexy, delicious concoction of red and black cherries, black currants, pepper, spice box, and fruitcake. Medium to full-bodied and pure with supple tannins and a fleshy, lush personality, it will provide immense pleasure over the next 3-4 years...This winery, which has extensive holdings on one of Santa Ynez’s finest viticulture sites, Purisima Mountain, continues to build on an already impressive resume of wines. Kudos to Beckmen Vineyards for offering top-notch quality as well as plenty of enticing bargains."

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Ratings on Delectable

Alice Chen

Juicy, dark fruit, gentle tannins. Seemed to get more tannic on subsequent days, oddly.

Juicy, dark fruit, gentle tannins. Seemed to get more tannic on subsequent days, oddly.

8.8

Andy Demaree

Seemed younger than a bottle consumed 3 weeks ago. But, that’s probably my palate, after consuming an older wine earlier in the evening. Anyway, it’s an excellent value Southern Rhône style red blend.

Seemed younger than a bottle consumed 3 weeks ago. But, that’s probably my palate, after consuming an older wine earlier in the evening. Anyway, it’s an excellent value Southern Rhône style red blend.

8.9

Andy Demaree

This is an excellent mid-weight CA Rhône blend. I’ve had several vintages and this might be the best I’ve had to date. One to buy by the case.

This is an excellent mid-weight CA Rhône blend. I’ve had several vintages and this might be the best I’ve had to date. One to buy by the case.

9.0

Brandon Rhoten

Sweet and snappy (I have no idea what that means). Lauren likes.

Sweet and snappy (I have no idea what that means). Lauren likes.

9.0

AnneMarie Girard

Meh

Meh

7.9

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