{"id":6287,"date":"2023-03-31T11:35:38","date_gmt":"2023-03-31T11:35:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wp.michaelpinkuswinereview.com\/index.php\/2023\/03\/31\/a-zonte-s-tasting-and-podcast\/"},"modified":"2023-03-31T11:35:38","modified_gmt":"2023-03-31T11:35:38","slug":"a-zonte-s-tasting-and-podcast","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wp.michaelpinkuswinereview.com\/index.php\/2023\/03\/31\/a-zonte-s-tasting-and-podcast\/","title":{"rendered":"A Zonte’s Tasting and Podcast"},"content":{"rendered":"

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(November 2022) …<\/strong><\/em> To listen to the interesting history of Brad Rey and the birth of Zonte’s Footsteps, I invite you to listen to it here<\/a><\/strong>.<\/p>\n

And\/or read about the wines tasted below:<\/p>\n

Starter wines: four wines tasted, three white \/ one rosé. Of these, the prosecco style wine made from the original prosecco grape, now called Glera in Italy; The Excalibur 2021 Sauvignon Blanc is another wine tasted in this round – it takes it’s aroma from New Zealand, but is pure Australian on its expressive palate. A 2021 Lady Marmalade Vermentino delivers on the level of a viognier \/ semillon with a mix of flavors: pretty floral and minerality; and a rosé that also delivers on refreshment, but not much more to say about that.<\/p>\n

The Regionality of Shiraz …<\/strong><\/em>
Being a Canadian in Australia, Brad felt he had to be all about Shiraz, but he wanted to take a different look at it: from a regional standpoint, and not a mass-market, money-making standpoint. His goal is to show the expression of Shiraz in different parts of Australia – and primarily some of the most popular versus those that are a little less well known … I think he’s done an admirable job as the notes below clarify:<\/p>\n

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Lake Doctor<\/strong><\/span> (Langhorne Creek) – Olive, leafy, licorice, minerality, spiced plum… This is the only one that is co-fermented with Viognier (about 1%) to add that floral element.<\/p>\n

The Chocolate Factory<\/strong><\/span> (McLaren Vale) – Cocoa, blackberry, black, cherry, sweet fruited and quite the dark fruit forwardness, also with a lovely acidic balance.<\/p>\n

Interesting to note that the above two wines
make up 33% of the Zonte’s production.<\/p>\n

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Baron Von Nemesis<\/strong> (Barossa Valley) – named appropriately, because Brad never wanted to make Barossa Valley Shiraz, and if given the chance he’d quit it, but the accountants won’t let him … Big and ballsy yet with plenty of finesse: dark chocolate, plum with a spiced-raspberry forwardness on the palate.<\/p>\n

Hills are Alive<\/strong><\/span> (Adelaide Hills) – subtle spice, floral, pretty with smoke, spice and a raspberry, strawberry showdown on the finish.<\/p>\n

Other wines of note<\/strong><\/p>\n

\"Dawn2017 Dawn Patrol<\/span><\/strong> (Pinot Noir)
Using Dijon clones and the first planting of Pinot Noir in South Australia (roughly 1979 and on their own rootstock) … It has Pinot character that is not often found in Aussie Pinot: spicy, earthy, gentle and savoury, plenty of complexity with a peppery-floral finish.  (****+)<\/p>\n

2021 Splitting Hares<\/strong><\/span> (Tempranillo \/ Grenache)\"Splitting
Pure raspberry juiciness with a jammy quality without being over the top. Pretty with floral, nice tannins, white pepper along with some savoury and herbal notes. Really appealing and a perfect wine to chill.  (****+)<\/p>\n

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To learn more about Zonte’s Footstep – click here to hear the podcast<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

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(November 2022) … To listen to the interesting history of Brad Rey and the birth of Zonte’s Footsteps, I invite you to listen to it here. And\/or read about the wines tasted below: Starter wines: four wines tasted, three white \/ one rosé. Of these, the prosecco style wine made from the original prosecco grape, […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":true,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[12],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-6287","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-on-the-road-with-the-grape-guy"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/wp.michaelpinkuswinereview.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6287","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/wp.michaelpinkuswinereview.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/wp.michaelpinkuswinereview.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wp.michaelpinkuswinereview.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wp.michaelpinkuswinereview.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=6287"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/wp.michaelpinkuswinereview.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6287\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/wp.michaelpinkuswinereview.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=6287"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wp.michaelpinkuswinereview.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=6287"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wp.michaelpinkuswinereview.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=6287"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}