Zonte’s Footsteps Hills are Alive Adelaide Hills Shiraz 2023

Just how many awards this wine will eventually tally, I have no idea, but I can tell you that the team deserves a gold medal for the number of Sound of Music puns and references they managed to jam into their marketing blurb. Still, who knows, it may prove to be one of your favourite things. Deep blood red/maroon, the colour of a brand new cricket ball before bat has been laid upon it. A savoury style with notes of mushrooms, cigar boxes, warm soil, root vegetables, cloves, soy, black fruits and leather. Sleek and supple, this is very well balanced, elegant in style, with fine, satiny tannins and good focus throughout. Quite delicious now and should continue to remain so over the next decade. Perfect for when the dog bites or the bee stings. Even better when they don’t.