Giant Steps Yarra Valley Pinot Noir 2023
£28.95
The wine
Perfumed cherry from the Sexton vineyard, Campari notes from Applejack and mocha and cedar from Tarraford.
The valley blend is the clearest illustration of what each Giant Steps site contributes, since the components are named in the note itself. 2023 was wet and difficult, with harvest taken from waterlogged earth. Giant Steps work estate vineyards across the Yarra Valley, an hour east of Melbourne and one of the coolest mainland regions in Australia, bottling each site separately alongside the valley blends.
The producer
Giant Steps
View all Giant Steps winesGiant Steps is one of Australia's leading estates for Chardonnay and Pinot Noir, based in the cool Yarra Valley of Victoria. Founded by Phil Sexton, it has become a benchmark for single-vineyard wines of purity and precision. The wines rank among the country's finest.
The vineyards lie across the Yarra Valley's varied soils and altitudes, each site vinified separately to capture its character. Cool nights and careful, low-intervention winemaking give freshness and detail. Giant Steps is a champion of Yarra terroir.
The range runs from the fresh, regional Yarra Valley Chardonnay and Pinot Noir to the acclaimed single-vineyard bottlings from Sexton and Applejack. Each is pure, mineral and beautifully balanced. They show the Yarra at its most refined.
Giant Steps wines combine cool-climate freshness with real depth and craft. They are elegant, age-worthy and consistently outstanding. Among the best of modern Australia.
