2021 Giant Steps Tarraford Vineyard Chardonnay

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Driven, taut Chardonnay from one of the cooler sites in the Giant Steps vineyard portfolio.
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This Chardonnay comes from the iconic Tarraford vineyard in the Yarra. Located in a sheltered valley, this gorgeous vineyard has a distinctly cooler microclimate than its neighbouring sites.

It's taut and crunchy, citrus fruit abundant with a delicious savoury oatmeal character on the back end.

Earlier drinking and less dense than its Chardonnay compatriots it is another knockout wine from the Giant Steps team.

100% hand picked. Whole bunch pressed. The juice was then transferred directly to barrel by gravity with no settling, taking full gross lees.
Fermented in eight 500L French oak puncheons. Bâtonnage in Spring, 30% malolactic fermentation. Matured for 10 months in new and used French oak - 20% new.

95 Points - "A fuller, bright, green gold. Quite restrained with aromas of stone fruits, oatmeal and a little wet rock. I like both the intensity and restraint on the palate and this may, paradoxically, need the longest of the 4 single-vineyard 2021 chardonnays to open up." - Philip Rich (Halliday Wine Companion)

96 Points - "Sweet oak into white stonefruit, citrus and apple, grapefruit. Powerful from the outset. Hand picked, whole bunch pressed, full solids for all of the single vineyard releases. A bit of mlf for all of them too. This is in impeccable - not to mention incredible - shape. Controlled. Powerful. Tarraford should be the most rich, for site and aspect, but it's so taut, almost salty in its savouriness. Cracking wine. The 'loudest' of the single vineyards in that it brings the flavour but simultaneously so very, very good." - Campbell Mattinson (The Wine Front)

94 Points - "This Yarra Valley chardonnay marries creaminess and lemony freshness with a flinty tension giving it a wonderful energy on the focused full-bodied palate. Positive tannins anchor it at the long, positively dry finish. Drink or hold. Screw cap." - JamesSuckling.com

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    Top Yarra Valley Chardonnay

    Great winemaker and lovely wine. We’ll balanced. Drink now or keep.

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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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