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2016 Giant Steps Yarra Valley Syrah

2016 Giant Steps Yarra Valley Syrah

Yarra Valley, VIC

Cracking 95 point release of the Giant Steps Syrah.

HIGH SCORE

$30.00

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About
An exciting release.

Campbell Mattinson (The Wine Front)

About The Wine

If you love your cool climate Shiraz, then we have a winner for you here. Under the guidance of winemaking wizard Steve Flamsteed and with access to many of the Yarra Valley's finest vineyards, the Giant Steps juggernaut is becoming an unstoppable force.

The suite of new releases from Flamsteed and Co. are brilliant. The fruit for this Syrah is hand-picked from the Tarraford, Sexton and Lonestar Creek vineyards. As with everything Flamsteed puts his name to the treatment in the winery is very gentle and unobtrusive, with wild yeasts, open fermenters and older large format oak use.

The resulting wine is a beauty. Pure and precise, detailed and complex, perfectly pitched. In his 95 point review Campbell Mattinson called it "Velvety and sinewy at once.", and it's hard to argue. If cool climate,

Rhone-inspired Syrah is your thing then there is joy to be had here.

About Giant Steps

Giant Steps is a premium Yarra Valley outfit founded by Phil Sexton located in the in the township of Healesville. Since appointing Steve Flamsteed as his head winemaker and eventual business partner, Sexton and Flamsteed have developed a reputation for producing some of the region's finest examples of single vineyard wines.

From the vineyard to the final bottled wine, every aspect of the Giant Steps process is geared towards making truly world-class wines. 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.

For three years running, Wine and Spirit Magazine have named them as one of the Top 100 wineries in the world, and Flamsteed capped off an amazing run by being named Gourmet Traveller Wine's 2016 Winemaker of the Year, another jewel in the Giant Steps crown. Their ultra modern cellar door is one of the must-visit experiences for any wine tourist stopping through the Yarra Valley.

Steve Flamsteed tasting his next vintage
Steve Flamsteed tasting his next vintage
Yarra Valley, VIC
Additional Info

From The Producer

SEASON:

2017 was a textbook cool climate vintage. The preceding winter was cool to cold (good vine dormancy) with good rainfall and ground saturation as the valley moved into spring. The growing season was characterized by intermittent rainfall with otherwise cool to mild days, bright sunshine and importantly, no temperature peaks. As a result, all varieties enjoyed slower ripening where acids, sugar and flavor stayed well in-sync. The resulting wines have terrific structure and detail, underpinned by crisp natural acidity and bright fruit.

VINIFICATION:

• Natural winemaking philosophy, while making quality the priority. Minimal intervention in the vineyard and 100% hand-picked.

• Fermented in 4000L open oak vats and stainless steel fermenters, starting with indigenous yeasts and overseeding with a Rhone isolate.

• 30% whole bunch, the remainder whole berry.

• Delestage by gravity, some light hand plunges and pigeage.

• 100% malolactic fermentation.

• 18 months in new and used large format fresh oak, 20% new, 80% older.

• Bottled by gravity

Blend : Syrah (100%)
ABV : 14.00%
Closure : Screw cap
Drink Until : 2030
Bottle Size : 750ml

One of the beautiful Yarra Valley vineyards under the custody of Giant Steps
One of the beautiful Yarra Valley vineyards under the custody of Giant Steps
Yarra Valley, VIC
Expert Reviews

Critic Reviews

95Points
The Wine Front

"So aromatic. So well flavoured. So generous and yet so firm. We’re onto a very good thing here. Whole bunch characters exert a keen influence but the fruit is entirely up to the task – and then some. Herbage, nuts, spice and a push of black cherry-plum fruit. Almost into blueberry territory here. Velvety and sinewy at once. Excellent push through the finish. Personality and discipline form a bond. Yes. An exciting release." - Campbell Mattinson (The Wine Front)

Customer Reviews
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