Zonte's Footstep Chocolate Factory Shiraz

(This is how late chairman Evans OBE made us all do it.
Vale Len. Vintage 1930; Decanted 2006.)
Colour: Deep purple with garnet-purple hue.
Nose: Warm blackberry pie with notes of fresh blueberries
and blackberry preserve. Star anise, nutmeg and cocoa
sneak up under the berry fruit.
Entry: Velvety and plush and fragrant rich red and black
fruits. Some tangy cedar and lingering cigar box characters.
Middle Palate: Juicy round blackberry fruits, tempered with
the soft idiosyncratic milky McLaren Vale Shiraz sweetness
and roundness.
After Palate: Lashings of trademark milk chocolate with
blackberries and dark-fleshed plums and spice with
velvety, smooth tannins.
Finish: Juicy blackberry and mocha notes intertwined with
signature lush McLaren Vale tannins. Minutes later, the
flavour still lingers.
In Summary: Though it will drink great now, especially with
anything off the grill, it should cellar well over the medium
term…. If you can resist your chocolate craving

Area

McLaren Vale

Grapes

100% Shiraz

Serving Temperature

55

Alcohol By Volume

14%

Food Pairings

A classic partner to slow-cooked beef dishes, or for something a little different try after dinner with some dark chocolate or mature cheese.