Giant Steps Yarra Valley Chardonnay 2023

Giant Steps Yarra Valley Chardonnay 2023The focus at Giant Steps is on the production of high quality, single vineyard wines. However, they also produce a gorgeous Chardonnay sourced from vineyards across the Yarra Valley (an even split of upper and lower Yarra fruit), with the majority coming from their Sexton, Tarraford, Applejack and Wombat Creek vineyards. The 2023 Giant Steps Yarra Valley Chardonnay was whole bunched pressed and wild fermented in 15% new French puncheons. "A very

While other vintages seem untouchable in their youth

which can also appear on the label

Once fermentation is complete

They cook bacon for breakfast in the carpark

"This is lovely

and it's that combination of balance

dark chocolate and fine

Our neighbour BJ who purchased the vineyard at the back of our property in 1972 still keeps a hand painted sign in his shed with 'Grenache grapes $200 per ton' from those days

"Grapes are picked from eight of our own vineyards within the Wairau Valley

which was fortunately tempered by an even period of sugar and flavour development

as well as black tea and a smoky

The nose gives us touches of cinnamon and nutmeg – the merest whiff