I decided to pair this wine with slow cooked lamb shanks as I could throw it on in the morning before I headed off to work. You will need a slow cooker machine but they are easy to find.
Slow Cooked Lamb Shanks
4 large lamb shanks
2 tins of diced tomatoes (2 x 400 g)
2 cloves garlic, crushed
2 carrots, sliced
1 zucchini, sliced
1 handful of button mushroom
half a glass of wine
a handful of fresh herbs, chopped
Throw all ingredients in slow cooker and turn on to high. It will be ready when you get home.
Chrismont La Zona Sangiovese 2010
The La Zona label is the Italian arm of the Chrismont winery, well actually it is the Mediterranean arm with a focus on all things Italian. This wine does taste like an Aussie wine but there are nice whiffs of earth and tartness that remind me of the varieties roots. The flavours of sour cranberries and Christmas cherries are medium bodied, while the light tannins kick in and march hand in hand with the flavours. The length of the wine is very good and it seems so easy to drink at this stage of its development. Could I drink this for lunch on a warm summers day? Hell yes and a little more.
Alcohol: 13%
Price: $24
Rated: 87
Drink: Now or over the next 5 years
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