Bekkers Tasting and Dinner

Date: 01 Oct 2024

Time: 19:00

location: Ibai, 90 Bartholomew Close, London EC1A 7BN

Price: £ 195.00 (inc. VAT)

Join us for an opportunity to taste a range of fine Australian Syrah and Grenache from McLaren Vale's Bekkers Wine

We are looking forward to hosting a tasting and dinner together with renowned husband and wife winemaker duo Toby and Emmanuelle Bekkers of McLaren Vale’s Bekkers Wine on Tuesday 1st October 2024. The evening will focus on a vertical tasting of Bekkers’ fine Australian Syrah, Grenache, and Syrah/Grenache blend, paired to a fantastic three-course meal at newly-opened Basque grill restaurant Ibai in central London. This is the first time that Toby and Emma have visited the UK since the pandemic, and there will be plenty to discuss.

Atlas has ardently followed the Bekkers story for over a decade now, and we are proud to be the exclusive merchant for Bekkers Wines in the UK. The trio of wines in the 2020 vintage dazzled at a tasting earlier this year and these will be showcased alongside some older vintages to highlight the development and vintage variation.

About Bekkers

By way of background, Toby is a hugely respected vineyard consultant and a pioneer of organic and biodynamic viticulture. Emmanuelle (nicknamed Emma) is a French winemaking consultant, who ended up in Australia as a winemaker at Hardy’s. Together, they have a near perfect blend of skills which exemplifies the sheer quality and provenance of the wines under the Bekkers label.

With a mission to elevate the fine wine status in the McLaren Vale region, the wines possess a rare sense of balance, precision and elegance that is uncommon to the majority of Australian Syrah or Grenache. And, while their Syrah has helped put them on the map, their Grenache has a level of sophistication that impresses greatly and is seldom found in Australia. Please see below for an indicative list of wines:

2020 Grenache
2020 Syrah/Grenache
2020 Syrah

2019 Grenache
2019 Syrah/Grenache
2019 Syrah

2013 Grenache
2013 Syrah/Grenache

2013 Syrah

2012 Syrah

Menu:

To Start

Ham and Crisps

Pate Basque with truffle honey & grilled bread

Croque Ibai, carabinero, boudin noir & Tomme de Brebis

Tender Peas & Broad Beans with black truffle

Baguette & Butter

Main

Black Angus, by Miguel Vergara in Castile and León, Spain

For the Table

Green Salad | Braised Leeks & Mustard | French Fries

To End

Cheese served with quince & crackers

We hope you can join us for what promises to be a fascinating evening of outstanding McLaren Vale wines with Toby and Emma.