ZONTE'S FOOTSTEP "Love Symbol" 2022 - Grenache - McLaren Vale - Australia
ZONTE'S FOOTSTEP "Love Symbol" - Grenache - McLaren Vale - Australia
For too long Grenache has been a backup performer. It is time for our beloved Love Symbol to shine as a solo-artist. Love Symbol's 'autograph' is its soft-yet juicy tannins and cleansing acidity that fill the mouth making you yearn for another performance. Aromas of rich red fruits and plum with fine grained fruit tannins. A wine of stature, elegance, prettiness and poise. Our Love Symbol will make you fall in love. We promise. Its versatility means that it can be paired with virtually any food, but especially well suited to slow-cooked meats, stews and casseroles. Vintage in image may vary. Refer to wine facts for current vintage.
AUSTRALIA
McLaren Vale
Grenache
Product Description
Description
For too long Grenache has been a backup performer. It is time for our beloved Love Symbol to shine as a solo-artist. Love Symbol's 'autograph' is its soft-yet juicy tannins and cleansing acidity that fill the mouth making you yearn for another performance. Aromas of rich red fruits and plum with fine grained fruit tannins. A wine of stature, elegance, prettiness and poise. Our Love Symbol will make you fall in love. We promise. Vintage in image may vary. Refer to wine facts for current vintage.
How to pair it
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Meat
Can be paired with virtually any food, but especially well suited to slow-cooked meats, stews and casseroles.
Accolades
Awards
Vinous 92 Points
Former wine journalist for The Wine Advocate and Barolo & Champagne expert, Antonio Galloni founded his own website that offers wine reviews, industry and lifestyle articles
China Wine _ Spirits Awards Gold
The China Wine & Spirits Awards is one of the largest international wine competitions, vital for buyers & distributors in China.
China Wine and Spirits Award - Double Gold
The China Wine & Spirits Awards is one of the largest international wine competitions, vital for buyers & distributors in China.
Vegan Wine
Though made entirely the same way as all wines, vegan wines are wines in which during the winemaking step of "fining" that is needed to filter the wine, no animal-based products are used. The most common fining agents used by the wine industry are egg whites and milk protein. Vegan wines instead use alternatives such as clay or plant-based fining agents.
Women's Wine & Spirits Awards - Double Gold
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.
Critique Review
“Charming and immediately appealing on the nose with Black Doris plum, ripe strawberry, violet and fragrant spice aromas, it's succulent and beautifully rounded in the mouth offering silky texture and mellow tannins. Soothing and highly enjoyable. At its best: now to 2030.”
wineorbit.co.nz, Sam Kim, August 2022“Vibrant and expressive, the 2021 Grenache Love Symbol is bursting with red fruits, including glacé cherry and dried strawberry, against spice and clay. An impressive richness of fruit follows, delivered in a plush, mouth-filling package with waves of dark cherry flavor over supple tannins, which deliver an extended finish. Well made, this is created to enjoy young but fits the brief beautifully. Drinking window 2022-2027”
92 points, Vinous.com, Angus Hughson, February 2023Wine Facts
| Product Type | Red Wine |
|---|---|
| Grape Varietal | Grenache |
| Vintage | 2022 |
| Region | McLaren Vale |
| Country | AUSTRALIA |
| Winemakers | Brad Rey |
| Producer | Zonte's Footstep |
| Average age of vines | 100 years |
| Harvest method | Manually harvested in the Blewitt Springs sub-region of McLaren Vale. |
| 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. |
| Aging | Aged for up to 12 months prior to bottling with minimal filtration in well-seasoned hogsheads. |
| Alcohol | 14.5% |
| Mouth Attribute | Easy-drinking, Fruity, Medium Length, Medium-bodied, Soft Tannin |
| Nose Attribute | Dark Fruit, Floral, Fruity, Spices, Plum, Red Fruits |
| Density | 1200 per Hectare |
| SKU | AU148 |
Vineyard Info
Approximately 8 acres are under bush vine and grow in the alluvial soil of the Kurragong geology formation, this well- drained soil is optimal for Grenache growing. These old vines are low yielding but each bunch providing a concentrated array of flavours from ripe cherries to plums and blackberries.
Reviews & Ratings
Description
For too long Grenache has been a backup performer. It is time for our beloved Love Symbol to shine as a solo-artist. Love Symbol's 'autograph' is its soft-yet juicy tannins and cleansing acidity that fill the mouth making you yearn for another performance. Aromas of rich red fruits and plum with fine grained fruit tannins. A wine of stature, elegance, prettiness and poise. Our Love Symbol will make you fall in love. We promise. Vintage in image may vary. Refer to wine facts for current vintage.
How to pair it
-
Meat
Can be paired with virtually any food, but especially well suited to slow-cooked meats, stews and casseroles.
Awards
Vinous 92 Points
Former wine journalist for The Wine Advocate and Barolo & Champagne expert, Antonio Galloni founded his own website that offers wine reviews, industry and lifestyle articles
China Wine _ Spirits Awards Gold
The China Wine & Spirits Awards is one of the largest international wine competitions, vital for buyers & distributors in China.
China Wine and Spirits Award - Double Gold
The China Wine & Spirits Awards is one of the largest international wine competitions, vital for buyers & distributors in China.
Vegan Wine
Though made entirely the same way as all wines, vegan wines are wines in which during the winemaking step of "fining" that is needed to filter the wine, no animal-based products are used. The most common fining agents used by the wine industry are egg whites and milk protein. Vegan wines instead use alternatives such as clay or plant-based fining agents.
Women's Wine & Spirits Awards - Double Gold
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.
Critique Review
“Charming and immediately appealing on the nose with Black Doris plum, ripe strawberry, violet and fragrant spice aromas, it's succulent and beautifully rounded in the mouth offering silky texture and mellow tannins. Soothing and highly enjoyable. At its best: now to 2030.”
wineorbit.co.nz, Sam Kim, August 2022“Vibrant and expressive, the 2021 Grenache Love Symbol is bursting with red fruits, including glacé cherry and dried strawberry, against spice and clay. An impressive richness of fruit follows, delivered in a plush, mouth-filling package with waves of dark cherry flavor over supple tannins, which deliver an extended finish. Well made, this is created to enjoy young but fits the brief beautifully. Drinking window 2022-2027”
92 points, Vinous.com, Angus Hughson, February 2023| Product Type | Red Wine |
|---|---|
| Grape Varietal | Grenache |
| Vintage | 2022 |
| Region | McLaren Vale |
| Country | AUSTRALIA |
| Winemakers | Brad Rey |
| Producer | Zonte's Footstep |
| Average age of vines | 100 years |
| Harvest method | Manually harvested in the Blewitt Springs sub-region of McLaren Vale. |
| 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. |
| Aging | Aged for up to 12 months prior to bottling with minimal filtration in well-seasoned hogsheads. |
| Alcohol | 14.5% |
| Mouth Attribute | Easy-drinking, Fruity, Medium Length, Medium-bodied, Soft Tannin |
| Nose Attribute | Dark Fruit, Floral, Fruity, Spices, Plum, Red Fruits |
| Density | 1200 per Hectare |
| SKU | AU148 |
Approximately 8 acres are under bush vine and grow in the alluvial soil of the Kurragong geology formation, this well- drained soil is optimal for Grenache growing. These old vines are low yielding but each bunch providing a concentrated array of flavours from ripe cherries to plums and blackberries.
