2022 Giant Steps Wombat Creek Vineyard Pinot Noir

Highly Rated
A bright, tense and beautiful Pinot Noir from one of the highest altitude vineyards in the Yarra.

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This bright and beautiful Pinot Noir from the talented winemaking team at Giant Steps comes from the highest altitude vineyard in the Yarra Valley. Wombat Creek Vineyard lies at 410 metres above sea level and was planted in 1988 with the intention of making the base for sparkling wines, but over the years has become recognised as a fantastic site to produce delicious table wines.

Expect to find a stunningly bright and crunchy Pinot here, with heightened whole bunch aromatics and delicious notes of both florals and spice. Gorgeous drinking right here - you can't go wrong.

96 points
"The wine is succulent and fleshy with layers of graphite and mineral finesse and a satin finish. There is loads of flavor and sapidity here. Pretty! Very good! I love the tannins."
- Erin Larkin (The Wine Advocate)

96 Points
"Vibrant and silky in the mouth, this is both elegant and structured. Finishes even and long with pliant, persistent tannins and juicy acidity."
- Philip Rich (Halliday Wine Companion)

Picked in one (very small) parcel, the fruit was chilled then 2% was destemmed in the base of an oak vat to commence a “Pied de Cuve” ferment. The vat was then filled to the brim with whole bunches and closed up to allow carbonic fermentation to occur. After fermentation had begun, daily delestage by gravity was performed for cap management.
Occasional foot stomps were done to release a little more juice into the ferment and to extend the time on skins. Pressed after two weeks to new and used 228L tight grain French barriques for eight months – 20% new, 80% older. Bottled by gravity with no fining or filtration.

Region: Yarra Valley, VIC
Blend: Pinot Noir (100%)
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Closure: 750ml
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96 points - "Sourced from the Wombat Creek Vineyard in Gladysdale, which was planted in 1988 at 420 meters in elevation with clones MV6 and D5V12 (a sparkling clone that has a tendency for bigger berries but with thick skins). These Pinot wines feature less whole bunch this season, but due to the hang time, there is very good concentration of fruit, which was picked in late March. One fermenter was used and both clones were destemmed and given a long cold soak with no plunging or pumping. It had a long cold infusion extraction and spent three weeks on the skins, with malolactic in barrel, racked and blended by gravity, and bottled unfined and unfiltered. On the nose, this 2022 Wombat Creek Vineyard Pinot Noir leads with star anise, cut fennel, black tea, jasmine curls, black cherry, pomegranate and even cumin seeds. The wine is succulent and fleshy with layers of graphite and mineral finesse and a satin finish. There is loads of flavor and sapidity here. Pretty! Very good! I love the tannins. 13% alcohol, sealed under screw cap." - Erin Larkin (The Wine Advocate)

96 Points - "From the Wombat Creek vineyard, planted around 400m elevation in the early 1980s. All clone MV6; 100% whole berries, fermented in a 3t oak vat and matured in French barriques (20% new). Redcurrants, early season raspberries, pomegranate, coriander seeds and tea rose scents. Vibrant and silky in the mouth, this is both elegant and structured. Finishes even and long with pliant, persistent tannins and juicy acidity." - Philip Rich (Halliday Wine Companion)

95 Points - "Medium-full red with a tint of purple and aromas of Campari/dried-herbs, red fruits of all sorts, the taste intense and measured with an abundance of fine, papery tannins leading to a clean dry finish. There's a trace of herbal bitterness on the finish which cleanses and adds kick. A very fine pinot that promises more for the future." - Huon Hooke (The Real Review)

Giant Steps

Giant Steps is a premium Yarra Valley outfit founded by Phil Sexton and located in the township of Healesville. Beginning with the vision of original head winemaker Steve Flamsteed, Giant Steps developed an international reputation for producing some of Australia's finest examples of single vineyard Pinot Noir & Chardonnay.

In 2021 the exceptionally talented Melanie Chester joined the team as the new head of winemaking and viticulture, marking an exciting new chapter in this elite producer's story.

Every aspect of the Giant Steps process is geared towards making truly world-class wines from the vineyard to the final bottled wine. The focus is on what the Yarra does best - Pinot Noir, Chardonnay, Shiraz/Syrah and Bordeaux-variety blends - and showcasing the unique terroirs of some of the region's finest vineyards.

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