ZONTE'S FOOTSTEP "Chocolate Factory" - Shiraz - McLaren Vale - Australia
ZONTE'S FOOTSTEP "CHOCOLATE FACTORY" - SHIRAZ - McLaren Vale, AUSTRALIA
Deep purple with garnet-purple hue. Enticing fresh macerated blackberries with notes of fresh blueberries preserve. Liquorice, nutmeg and a dusting of cocoa entwine the core of berryfruit. Hints of cedar and fresh summer berries with lifted baking spice. A wave of milk chocolate flows with hints of blackberries and plums lifted by Christmas spice and long, supple tannins.
Vintage in image may vary. Refer to wine facts for current vintage.
Product Description
Description
Deep purple colour with garnet-purple hue. On the nose, warm blackberry pie with notes of fresh blueberries and blackberry preserve. Star anise, nutmeg and cocoa sneak up under the berry fruit. On the palate, velvety, plush and fragrant rich blackberry/cherry fruits tempered with the soft "milk chocolate" McLaren Vale Shiraz sweetness and roundness. The aftertaste presents lashings of trademark milk chocolate with blackberries and dark-fleshed plums and spice with velvety, smooth tannins. It's like taking a big mouthful of Black Forest cake. Vintage in image may vary. Refer to wine facts for current vintage.
How to pair it
- Meat Anything off the grill
Accolades
Awards
International Wine Challenge Gold
As a global wine competition based in the UK, the IWC judges taste over 13,000 wines every year from around the world. Famous judges include Tim Atkin MW and Derek Smedley MW.
China Wine _ Spirits Awards Gold
The China Wine & Spirits Awards is one of the largest international wine competitions, vital for buyers & distributors in China.
James Halliday 92 Points
Founded by the renowned Australian wine critic and journalist, James Halliday, the Wine Companion regroups the most extensive collection of wine reviews and ratings every year, from some of the best wineries of Australia.
Women's Wine & Spirits Awards - Silver
100 of the world’s most influential female buyers and hoteliers judge the Women’s Wine & Spirits Awards. Winning a Women’s Wine & Spirits Awards Medal represents a seal of approval for wine and spirit producers globally wanting to increase sales of their quality products to women – who buy the vast majority of wine in the world.
Wine Facts
Product Type | Red Wine |
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Grape Varietal | Shiraz |
Vintage | 2020 |
Region | McLaren Vale |
Country | AUSTRALIA |
Winemakers | Ben Riggs and Brad Rey |
Producer | Zonte's Footstep |
Average age of vines | 50+ years |
Harvest method | Machine |
Fermentation & maceration | Primary fermentation takes place in a combination of stainless steel vats and 5 tonne open fermenters after which the wine is assembled into tank and allowed to complete a natural malo-lactic fermentation before being pressed off. |
Aging | New and Seasoned French oak hogsheads |
Alcohol | 14.5% |
SKU | AU19 |
Reviews & Ratings
Description
Deep purple colour with garnet-purple hue. On the nose, warm blackberry pie with notes of fresh blueberries and blackberry preserve. Star anise, nutmeg and cocoa sneak up under the berry fruit. On the palate, velvety, plush and fragrant rich blackberry/cherry fruits tempered with the soft "milk chocolate" McLaren Vale Shiraz sweetness and roundness. The aftertaste presents lashings of trademark milk chocolate with blackberries and dark-fleshed plums and spice with velvety, smooth tannins. It's like taking a big mouthful of Black Forest cake. Vintage in image may vary. Refer to wine facts for current vintage.
How to pair it
- Meat Anything off the grill
Awards
International Wine Challenge Gold
As a global wine competition based in the UK, the IWC judges taste over 13,000 wines every year from around the world. Famous judges include Tim Atkin MW and Derek Smedley MW.
China Wine _ Spirits Awards Gold
The China Wine & Spirits Awards is one of the largest international wine competitions, vital for buyers & distributors in China.
James Halliday 92 Points
Founded by the renowned Australian wine critic and journalist, James Halliday, the Wine Companion regroups the most extensive collection of wine reviews and ratings every year, from some of the best wineries of Australia.
Women's Wine & Spirits Awards - Silver
100 of the world’s most influential female buyers and hoteliers judge the Women’s Wine & Spirits Awards. Winning a Women’s Wine & Spirits Awards Medal represents a seal of approval for wine and spirit producers globally wanting to increase sales of their quality products to women – who buy the vast majority of wine in the world.
Product Type | Red Wine |
---|---|
Grape Varietal | Shiraz |
Vintage | 2020 |
Region | McLaren Vale |
Country | AUSTRALIA |
Winemakers | Ben Riggs and Brad Rey |
Producer | Zonte's Footstep |
Average age of vines | 50+ years |
Harvest method | Machine |
Fermentation & maceration | Primary fermentation takes place in a combination of stainless steel vats and 5 tonne open fermenters after which the wine is assembled into tank and allowed to complete a natural malo-lactic fermentation before being pressed off. |
Aging | New and Seasoned French oak hogsheads |
Alcohol | 14.5% |
SKU | AU19 |