Zonte’s Foostep 2013 and 2012 Shiraz

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• Zonte’s Footstep ‘Chocolate Factory’ McLaren Vale Shiraz 2013
  Syrah from Australia - South Australia

  Review Date : 09-Jun-2015

  ☆☆☆☆☆

  Saturated black-hued purple-red colour, very youthful in appearance. The nose is softly full with densely packed aromas of sweetly ripe, aromatic black berry and black plum fruit at the core, unfolding waves of black pepper, spices, chocolate, with fragrant black florals entwined with cedary oak. Full-bodied, the palate features sweetly rich and lusciously juicy flavours of ripe black berry and plum fruit melded with layers of liquorice, chocolate, oak vanilla, spices and cedar. The fruit succulence is balanced by substantial extraction, the tannins fine-grained and powdery, providing the framework to carry the wine to a very long, textured finish of black fruits and sweet chocolate nuances. This is a rich, lush, sweetly ripe Shiraz with significant fine-grained structure, and layers of cedar and spices. Match with slow-cooked game meat over the next 8-10 years. Named after the juicy milk chocolate character of McLaren Vale Shiraz. 100% McLaren Vale Shiraz from the Blewett Springs sub-region, fermented to 14.5% alc., the wine aged 12 months in new and seasoned oak hogsheads. 18.5+/20 Jun 2015 RRP $24.99
• Zonte’s Footstep ‘Lake Doctor’ Langhorne Creek Shiraz 2013
  Syrah from Australia - South Australia

  Review Date : 09-Jun-2015

  ☆☆☆☆☆

  Named after the cooling afternoon breeze off Lake Alexandrina in the Langhorne Creek district, where the fruit for this wine is sourced. 95% Shiraz and 5% Viognier fermented to 14.5% alc., the wine aged 12 months in new and seasoned oak hogsheads. Full, impenetrable black-hued purple-red colour. This has a tightly bound, concentrated and intense nose of ripe black berried fruits with earthy plum and an amalgam of lifted herbs, black and white pepper, exotic florals and spicy, cedary oak. Full-bodied, rich, sweet and lusciously ripe flavours of black berry and plum fruits, liquorice and black pepper show with layers of herbs, florals and spices. The mouthfeel is vibrantly juicy and lively with fine, grainy tannin extraction and grip and discreet acidity lending energy and drive. The flavours and mouthfeel lead to a very long, sweet, black-fruited finish with liquorice and aromatic herbal notes. This is a rich, lusciously aromatic Shiraz and Viognier blend with vibrant fruit and fine structure. Match with lamb, beef and venison over the next 7-9+ years. 18.5/20 Jun 2015 RRP $24.99
• Zonte’s Footstep ‘Baron Von Nemesis’ Barossa Valley Shiraz 2012
  Syrah from Australia - South Australia

  Review Date : 09-Jun-2015

  ☆☆☆☆☆

  Zonte’s Footstep represents generations of growers who have never made a Shiraz from the Barossa. This wine is their ‘nemesis’. This is the fourth bottling of ‘Baron Von Nemesis’ 100% Barossa Valley Shiraz from a site between Williamstown and Lyndoch, fermented to 14.5% alc., the wine aged 12 months in new and seasoned oak hogsheads. Full, very dark, near impenetrable black-hued ruby-red with some purple. The bouquet is full, soft and broad in volume, with good depth of ripe dark red and black berried fruits, entwined with savoury secondary complexities of earth, game and cedar. Herbal and eucalypt detail unfolds with aeration. Full-bodied, soft and well-packed flavours of ripe, savoury dark berry and plum fruit flavours form a good core melded with cedary, nutty oak. The sweet fruit is supported by grainy tannin grip, and along with soft acidity lends a dense, textured palate line that carries the wine to a long, lingering finish of plums, earth, spices and cedar. This is a full, p[icy, cedary plummy Shiraz with plenty of extraction and structure. Serve with slow-cooked game meat and lamb shanks over the next 6-8+ years. 18.0+/20 Jun 2015 RRP $24.99