Giant Steps Applejack Vineyard Pinot Noir 2022 (1500ml)

Giant Steps Applejack Vineyard Pinot Noir 2022 (1500ml)Pinot Noir of the Year Halliday Wine Companion Awards 2024 "It is a ripping wine and was a clear winner at the Awards judging" Giant Steps is recognized as a global benchmark for cool climate Chardonnay and Pinot Noir. The winery was established in 1998, one year after founder Phil Sexton arrived in the Yarra Valley in search of ideal sites to produce Chardonnay and Pinot Noir of purity and finesse. The Giant Steps Single Vineyard range is produced

This is why you blend cabernet with Shiraz

Almost more of a decongestant than a wine

This wine is a testament to the superior site on which the Shiraz vines are planted and will cellar for more than 10 years and reward those with patience

The wine is allowed to complete 25% malolactic ferment to add complexity and mouthfeel

silken wine with chalky tannins rippling through the finish

sinewy tannins lead to a near endless finish

menthol and cola nuances as the wine slowly stretches out

The soils are Tortonian - a fertile

James Suckling Top 100 Wines of Australia 2020

making small batch

chalky tannin and sappy

mango and oyster shell aromatics