Zonte's Footstep Shiraz Viognier 2007

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Winery:

Zonte's Footstep

Varietal:

Syrah

Region:

Australia > South Australia

Type:

Red Wine

Color:

Drink Dates:

Drink Now - 2011

UPC:

 

User Tags:  rich, stone fruits, resinous, plum, floral, fruit, jam, oak, lamb, restrained 

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What to Expect

Australia has certainly made Syrah its own, even bestowing it with a new name: Shiraz. In the warm, dry climate of Australia this noble grape, responsible for some of the grandest wines of France, produces an intense, unique expression that is distinctly Australian. The ripe grapes take on classic notes of black pepper and leather that add depth and complexity to the black cherry and plum fruits on the palate. Australian Shiraz has typically been aged in American Oak barrels which impart the wine with a distinct note of vanilla that can add to the impression of ripeness many of these wines have, but the time in barrel also allows the wines a chance to settle and reveal their rich, voluptuously styled mouthfeel.

Winemakers Notes

Blended with a handful of the aromatic white variety, Viognier, this rich and dark fruited wine offers flavors of blackberry and plum, combining beautifully with subtle blonde tobacco and fine grained tannins. It is medium bodied with a velvety mouthfeel and exotic tropical fruit notes accentuated by subtle cedar oak flavors.

Editorial Reviews

Gregory-
Dal Piaz

Hand of Snooth Voice of Snooth

7,141

Very floral and spicy, apricotty with notes of honeycomb and a slight gamey edge to the plum and lightly jammy black raspberry fruit with a hint of white pepper. This screams out for some lamb! Restrained in the mouth with lighter bodied attack that is a bit drying on the palate. A bit of an earthy style with jammy red and black fruits, a bit peachy even on the backend turning sweet and thicker with the relief of a minerally finish, complex and rich without being quite over the top 91pts

December 2008

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