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(805) 688-8664 2670 Ontiveros PO Box 542
Los Olivos, CA 93441
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Founded in 1994 by Tom and Steve Beckmen, Beckmen Vineyards is a family-run, estate winery located in Santa Barbara County's Santa Ynez Valley. Since its founding, Beckmen Vineyards has emerged as one of North America's premier producers of Rhone varietal wines, while also helping to establish Santa Barbara County as one of California's most highly regarded winegrowing regions. Eager to return to his farming roots, and convinced of the Santa Ynez Valley's vast potential to produce world-class wines, Tom Beckmen began searching for promising vineyard property in the early '90s. He found what he was looking for on a 40-acre parcel of land with an existing small winery. There he established Beckmen Vineyards. Working together, Tom and Steve began revitalizing the site. Convinced that the vineyard had been planted incorrectly, they painstakingly removed the 16 original acres of vines, and replanted the vineyard with carefully selected varietals, clones and rootstocks. Committed to building a world-class estate-vineyard program, the Beckmens also purchased a spectacular, unplanted 365-acre Santa Ynez Valley ranch in 1996. Naming it Purisima Mountain Vineyard, Tom and Steve began a meticulous planting process designed to maintain the natural diversity of the site. With an ideal climate and rare limestone subsoils similar to those found in Cote Rotie and Chateauneuf du Pape, the vineyard has proven perfect for producing a range of stunning Rhone varietals, especially Syrah and Grenache. Under the care and guidance of Tom and Steve, Purisima Mountain Vineyard has earned acclaim as one of California's great Rhone-varietal vineyards. Adding to its reputation as one of the most meticulously cultivated winegrowing sites in all of Santa Barbara County, the vineyard has been farmed 100 percent biodynamically since 2006. Reflecting a passion for quality and a belief in the natural character of the land, the adoption of biodynamic farming practices has only reinforced Steve's vineyard-focused style of winemaking. Believing that the wine in the bottle begins in the soil, Steve and the winemaking team craft wines that capture the unique terroir of Purisima Mountain. Beckmen Vineyards produces a full line of exceptional estate-grown Rhone varietals including Syrah, Grenache, Grenache Blanc, Grenache Rose, Marsanne, and the Cuvee Le Bec blend. It also produces small quantities of exceptional Cabernet Sauvignon and Sauvignon Blanc. Hailed for the excellence of its portfolio, Beckmen Vineyards was named Food & Wine's "Most Promising Winery" in the magazine's 2000 American Wine Awards. Since then, Beckmen Vineyards has lived up to that promise. In 2007, it was selected as one of the "Top 100 Wineries" in the world by Wine & Spirits magazine.

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Beckmen Vineyards Syrah Santa Ynez Valley Estate (2004)

Winery:	Beckmen Vineyards
Region:	USA » California » Santa Barbara County » Santa Ynez Valley
Varietal:	Syrah
Color:	Red Wines

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Dark berry aromas with spice and pepper. Smoother tannins now, still fruit forwad. Estate grown and bottled. 100% Syrah.

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Marsanne

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“King of the Red Wine Grapes.” The colonizer of the vineyards, pushing native wine grapes into its shadows. The Caber...
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Sauvignon Blanc

Sauvignon Blanc is widely grown in California -- at over 15,000 acres, it’s now the third most planted variety -- and...

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January 2013

Beckmen Cuvee le Bec Santa Ynez Valley 2010

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Spicy and herbal on the nose with hints of sandalwood and dried herbs along with a hint of vanilla over raspberry, blueberry and blackberry fruit. Very frutti del bosco here. Bright and lively on entry and very much in the style of a top Cots du Rhone. This has no fat to obscure the very pretty strawberry, herb and floral notes on entry, deepeni... Read More

Wine review by Gregory Dal Piaz
January 2013

Beckmen Vineyards Grenache Blend Santa Ynez Valley Purisima Purisima Mountain Vineyard 2002

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Wine review by Barberolo
September 2012

Beckmen Vineyards Grenache Santa Ynez Valley Rosé Purisima Mountain Vineyard 2010

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Wine review by rhoneme
May 2012

Beckmen Vineyards Grenache Santa Ynez Valley Rosé Purisima Mountain Vineyard 2009

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Sweet & black cherries Read More

Wine review by Michael C Butler
March 2012

Beckmen Vineyards Syrah Santa Ynez Valley 2008

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Wine review by Klh
February 2012

Beckmen Vineyards Red Rhone Blend Santa Ynez Valley Cuvée le Bec 2009

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Wine review by sixtoes
December 2011

Beckmen Syrah Clone 1 Purisma Mountain California Red 2005

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Nose is long on black fruit, brown sugar and violets. A deep black fruit palate is warming and welcoming - a hint of tar, but mostly it's on the sweeter side of dry due to the bold fruit. Read More

Wine review by mark
November 2011

Beckmen Vineyards Cabernet Sauvignon Santa Ynez Valley Estate 2005

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Excellent, smooth with good cab flavors, awesome deal. Read More

Wine review by jeffmeunier
August 2011

Beckmen Vineyards Red Rhone Blend Santa Ynez Valley Cuvée le Bec 2009

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Cuvee Le Bec, my favorite wine. So rich, so good. Read More

Wine review by bellachacha
August 2011

Beckmen Vineyards Grenache Rose Santa Ynez Valley 2010

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wow - licorice in a glass; lots of fruit upfront and then flattened out. Read More

Wine review by Rich Tomko
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