Zonte’s Footsteps Lake Doctor Shiraz Cabernet Sauvignon 2022
- 93
- $30
- Drink by: 2024-2032
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So many fabulous reds from Langhorne Creek sneak under the radar and this is yet another, although previous vintages have been so impressive that there should be queues for every release. Named after the cooling breeze which originates down in Antarctica, and which is called the Lake Doctor (cricket fans will be familiar with the Fremantle Doctor which cools the grounds in the afternoon, although when the practice of calling breezes ‘doctor’ first emerged, I have no idea), this is all about flavour and simply being delicious. The wine spends time maturing in a combination of both French and American oak barrels. Dark maroon hue, this is a wine of concentration and rich flavours with plums, chocolate, black fruits, smoked meats, leather and licorice. A supple texture gives way to sleek tannins. This is a wine of decent length which will drink well for six to eight years. Cracking value.
Ken was born and bred in Brisbane, Queensland. He had a non-trendy, perfectly happy childhood, in a family convinced alcohol meant instant condemnation to Hades. But a break fishing on the Great Barrier Reef, and some good wine, started a serious obsession that eventually took over. It did not stop Ken being chastised later for drinking Pol champagne, disgusted he’d drink anything made by a Cambodian dictator. Now, Ken mostly writes on wine, champagne and spirits for various newspapers, magazines and books, but is perhaps best known for his work in The Courier Mail. He also has a little sideline writing on cigars, fishing, travel and food. When not writing, fly-fishing for trout in NZ or bonefish on the flats of Cuba, travelling or smoking cigars, he is no doubt following a variety of sporting teams – the occasionally glorious Queensland Reds rugby, the dysfunctional Washington Redskins, the dodgy Arsenal and especially revels in the world restored to its proper axis with the return of the Ashes to their rightful home.
