Intentional genetics, premium beef: Speckle Park at The Rare Tour
Speckle Park genetics were showcased on the international culinary stage on 12–13 February 2026, with Minnamurra Speckle Park selected as one of only two beef suppliers for The Rare Tour at Margaret in Double Bay.
Margaret was recently ranked No. 1 Best Steak Restaurant in Australia for 2026 by World’s 101 Best Steak Restaurants, after placing No. 2 in the world in 2025. The collaboration paired Margaret with Buenos Aires institution Don Julio, ranked No. 1 in the world on the World’s 101 Best Steak Restaurants list.
Featured alongside Blackmore Wagyu, Minnamurra’s Speckle Park-influenced cattle formed part of a tightly curated, fire-led dining experience priced at $1,000 per seat. The five-course event sold out within 72 minutes, underscoring the appetite for provenance-led beef and rare, limited-seat collaborations.
The Rare Tour is an international dining series that brings together two of the world’s leading steak-focused restaurants for curated collaborations. Designed to connect elite chefs, progressive producers and discerning diners, the series highlights the full supply chain behind exceptional steak, from breeding and finishing through to preparation and service.
Minnamurra supplied Speckle Park infused two-year-old grass-fed steers averaging 628 kg live weight and yielding 375 kg carcases, achieving a 60 per cent dressing percentage. The cattle measured between 8.0 and 8.3 per cent IMF.
Speckle Park infused Ribeyes prepared for The Rare Tour, Sydney — a Margaret x Don Julio collaboration bringing fire, provenance and premium beef to the table at Margaret with Don Julio.
Watch the highlights from the night.
Beyond the plates, the conversation centred on origin. Throughout the evening, chefs showed strong interest in the breeding program behind the cattle and the management decisions that underpin consistent tenderness and flavour.
Commenting on the importance of producer quality, Neil Perry said,
“When the quality of the beef is this strong, our job as chefs is to respect it. It begins with producers who focus on consistency and flavour.”
For an event of this calibre, beef selection is deliberate. The alignment of carcase performance, tenderness and eating quality reflects the strength of data-driven breeding and disciplined herd management.
Featured within a curated international lineup celebrating beef excellence, Speckle Park genetics stood confidently on a premium global stage. It is a reminder that premium beef is built through purposeful genetic selection and strengthened through collaboration between producers, industry partners, leading chefs and discerning consumers.
Carcases prepared for delivery to Neil Perry at Margaret, where provenance and performance meet on the plate.
