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2009 Beckmen Vineyards Cuvée Le Bec
Red Rhone Blend
- USA
- California
- Central Coast
- Santa Ynez Valley
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Community Tasting Notes 30
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bdhanna Likes this wine: 91 points
July 29, 2021 - Really tasting great right now, like a baby Châteauneuf-du-Pape !!
Screw-top easily removed kept the wine fresh for over a decade. This wine opened right up and even showed better the next day. On day two the fruit was still fresh and acid still firm; this wine had softened just enough to reveal increased depth, texture, and integrated complexity. Dark red color with little to no oxidation, and clarity medium, not fined or filtered. Aromas of black cherry, and vanilla. Flavors of black cherry cola, raspberry framboise, glycerin, and leather. This Rhône style blend has a beautifully long fatty finish. A balanced and flavorful selection of 45% Grenache, 34% Syrah, 14% Mourvedre, and 7% Counoise from Santa Ynez in Santa Barbara County. This age worthy wine has many more years of life left, unfortunately, this was my last bottle of this vintage. A great fruit source and another good winemaking effort from Mikael Sigouin and Steve Beckman. -
scarlet834 Likes this wine: 91 points
July 24, 2019 - Still pretty good a decade later!
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bdemus Likes this wine:
October 12, 2013 - A tasty wine, fruit forward, but slightly darker fruit than when I drank it at the winery 3 years ago. Decent mouthfeel, not much length. Quite good for the price.
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signotim wrote: 87 points
March 16, 2013 - best on night 3. pumped after night 1
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beachdude8977 wrote: 89 points
October 29, 2012 - Great week day wine.. nothing wrong with it.. toasty, fruity, long finish.. not bad! Great QPR!
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By John Szabo, MS
2/9/2012 (link)(Beckmen Cuvée Le Bec Santa Ynez Valley, Santa Barbara red) Subscribe to see review text.
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By Jeb Dunnuck
Issue #10, 12/4/2011 (link)(Beckmen Vineyards Cuvée Le Bec) Subscribe to see review text.
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By Josh Raynolds
November/December 2011, IWC Issue #159 (link)(Beckmen Vineyards Cuvee Le Bec Santa Ynez Valley) Subscribe to see review text.
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By Antonio Galloni
Exploring California's Central Coast (Aug 2011) (link)(Beckmen Vineyards Cuvee Le Bec Santa Ynez Valley) Subscribe to see review text.
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By Richard Jennings
3/27/2011 (link) 89 points(Beckmen Vineyards Cuvée Le Bec) Big, red berry, menthol, baked berry nose; intense, red berry, menthol, baked berry palate; medium-plus finish (45% Grenache, 34% Syrah, 14% Mourvedre, 7% Counoise; barrel aged for 13 mos., 15% new French oak)
Wine Definition
- Vintage 2009
- Type Red
- Producer Beckmen Vineyards
- Varietal Red Rhone Blend
- Designation Cuvée Le Bec
- Vineyard n/a
- Country USA
- Region California
- SubRegion Central Coast
- Appellation Santa Ynez Valley
- UPC Code 713684977000
Community Holdings
- Pending Delivery 0 (0%)
- In Cellars 74 (19%)
- Consumed 313 (81%)
Food Pairing
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Who Likes This Wine
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- ProducerBeckmen Vineyards
- VarietyRed Rhone Blend
- CountryUSA
- RegionCalifornia
- SubRegionCentral Coast
- AppellationSanta Ynez Valley
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