Full Review

Zonte’s Footstep

Zonte’s Footstep
2018 Blackberry Patch, Fleurieu Peninsula

Pair this wine with:
Beef Vegetables

Category: Cabernet Sauvignon

Date Tasted:
Country: Australia
Alcohol: 14.5%
89 Points
Silver Medal
Highly Recommended
$19

Zonte’s Footstep
2018 Blackberry Patch, Fleurieu Peninsula

Pair this wine with:
Beef Vegetables

Category: Cabernet Sauvignon

Date Tasted:
Country: Australia
Alcohol: 14.5%
Dusty garnet color. Aromas and flavors of turmeric chocolate mint bar and banana pie crust with a satiny, lively, dry-yet-fruity medium-to-full body and a tingling, stimulating, medium-long finish revealing accents of pickled tangerine, spiced craisins, alpine herbs, and nuts with chewy, crunchy tannins and moderate oak flavor. A rewarding herbal Cabernet with fine balance and flavor.

Tasting Info

Wine Glass Style: Juicy & Smooth, Fruity, New World, Oaky & Savory
Aroma Aroma: turmeric chocolate mint bar and banana pie crust
Taste Flavor: Same as aromas with accents of pickled tangerine, spiced craisins, alpine herbs, and nuts
Sweetness Sweetness: Dry-yet-Fruity
Enjoy Enjoy: Now on its own and with food
Recipes Pairing: Pot Roast, Steak & Potatoes, Beef Stew
Bottom Line Bottom Line: A rewarding herbal cabernet with fine balance and flavor.

The Producer

Zonte’s Footstep

The Producer
169 Douglas Gully Road
McLaren Vale, SA 5171
Australia
61 -8 83 83 20 83

Their Portfolio

91 Zonte’s Footstep 2020 Excalibur , Sauvignon Blanc, Adelaide Hills 13% (Australia) $15.00.
89 Zonte’s Footstep 2020 Shades of Gris, Pinot Grigio, Adelaide Hills 13% (Australia) $15.00.
90 Zonte’s Footstep 2020 Scarlet Ladybird Rosé, Fleurieu Peninsula 13.5% (Australia) $15.00.
87 Zonte’s Footstep 2018 Chocolate Factory, Shiraz, McLaren Vale 14.5% (Australia) $19.00.
91 Zonte’s Footstep 2018 Lake Doctor, Shiraz, Langhorne Creek 14% (Australia) $19.00.
89 Zonte’s Footstep 2018 Blackberry Patch, Fleurieu Peninsula 14.5% (Australia) $19.00.
87 Zonte’s Footstep 2018 Canto , Sangiovese, Fleurieu Peninsula 13.5% (Australia) $19.00.
89 Zonte’s Footstep 2018 Love Symbol , Grenache, McLaren Vale 14.5% (Australia) $19.00.
92 Zonte’s Footstep 2018 Baron Von Nemesis, Shiraz, Barossa Valley 14.5% (Australia) $48.00.
91 Zonte’s Footstep 2018 Super Trooper, Shiraz Cabernet, Fleurieu Peninsula 14% (Australia) $17.00.
89 Zonte’s Footstep 2019 Blackberry Patch, Cabernet Sauvignon, Fleurieu Peninsula 14% (Australia) $20.00.
93 Zonte’s Footstep 2019 Chocolate Factory, Shiraz, Mclaren Vale 14.5% (Australia) $20.00.
93 Zonte’s Footstep 2021 Excalibur, Sauvignon Blanc, Adelaide Hills 12% (Australia) $17.00.
93 Zonte’s Footstep 2019 Lake Doctor, Shiraz, Langhorne Creek 14% (Australia) $20.00.
87 Zonte’s Footstep 2021 Scarlet Ladybird Rosé, Fleurieu Peninsula 13% (Australia) $17.00.
91 Zonte’s Footstep 2018 Super Trooper Shiraz Cabernet, Shiraz, Fleurieu Peninsula 14% (Australia) $17.00.
89 Zonte’s Footstep 2020 Chocolate Factory, Shiraz, McLaren Vale 14.5% (Australia) $20.00.
88 Zonte’s Footstep 2022 Excalibur, Sauvignon Blanc, Adelaide Hills 13% (Australia) $17.00.
86 Zonte’s Footstep 2022 Lady Marmalade, Vermentino, Fleurieu Peninsula 11.5% (Australia) $17.00.
92 Zonte’s Footstep 2020 Lake Doctor, Shiraz, Langhorne Creek 14.5% (Australia) $20.00.
88 Zonte’s Footstep 2021 Love Symbol, Grenache, McLaren Vale 14% (Australia) $20.00.
94 Zonte’s Footstep 2022 Scarlet Ladybird Rosé, Fleurieu Peninsula 13% (Australia) $20.00.
94 Zonte’s Footstep 2021 Lake Doctor, Shiraz, Langhorne Creek 14.5% (Australia) $22.00.

Cabernet Sauvignon

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Serve in a Cabernet Wine Glass
Cabernet Sauvignon is a variety that is the source of some of the world’s most celebrated and longest-lived reds. Grown in many countries, it is most famous in Bordeaux, where it is the principal grape in red Bordeaux as well as in California – especially Napa Valley- where it is labeled by its varietal name.

Cabernet Sauvignon has aromas and flavors of black currant, cassis, black cherry and sometimes plum (in warmer regions or vintages). Quite rich on the palate, the variety is very tannic, giving its wines a bitter edge in their youth, but also providing the wines with great aging potential, with top flight examples drinking well for as long as four or five decades. Given their richness and flavor profile, wines made from Cabernet Sauvignon need to be paired with rich red meats, such as steaks and roasts as well as game.

Besides France and California, other countries with warm growing regions also excel with Cabernet Sauvignon. These include the Maipo and Colchagua Valleys in Chile as well as the Bolgheri district, situated on the coast of Tuscany.