Clay Ferment Chardonnay

Clay Ferment Chardonnay

2021 Chardonnay

Yarra Valley, Victoria

    Wine Details

    • Region Yarra Valley, Victoria
    • Vintage 2021
    • Type White Wine
    • Variety Chardonnay
    • Vegan Friendly ✔
    • Volume 750ml
    • Alcohol Volume 13%
    • PH

      3.23

    • Standard Drinks 7.7
    • Acidity

      5.9g/L

    • Closure ScrewCap
    • Bottling Date

      OCTOBER 2021

    • Harvest Date

      February - April, 2021

    • Background

      Single Vineyard

    • Vintage Notes

      2021 was a terrific vintage for both vineyard quality and quantity. We had a wet spring followed by a healthy amount of sunshine and some well-timed rain in January, leading to large green healthy canopies. The overall temperature during the growing season was lower than average which led to a long slow ripening period and great concentration of flavours and natural acidity.

    • Vineyard Notes

      Tarraford, Sexton, Gruyere Farm, Applejack & Wombat Creek Vineyards

    • Winemaking

      A selected parcel of fruit from each of our five single vineyard sites was whole bunch pressed straight to 675 Litre open top Clay “Egg” vessels. After fermentation, the lids were sealed with clay and allowed to settle for 6 months. The wine was then racked to tank and bottled. No fining, no filtration.

    • Peak Drinking / Cellaring Potential

      Now - six years

    Wine Details

    • Region Yarra Valley, Victoria
    • Vintage 2021
    • Type White Wine
    • Variety Chardonnay
    • Vegan Friendly ✔
    • Volume 750ml
    • Alcohol Volume 13%
    • PH

      3.23

    • Standard Drinks 7.7
    • Acidity

      5.9g/L

    • Closure ScrewCap
    • Bottling Date

      OCTOBER 2021

    • Harvest Date

      February - April, 2021

    • Background

      Single Vineyard

    • Vintage Notes

      2021 was a terrific vintage for both vineyard quality and quantity. We had a wet spring followed by a healthy amount of sunshine and some well-timed rain in January, leading to large green healthy canopies. The overall temperature during the growing season was lower than average which led to a long slow ripening period and great concentration of flavours and natural acidity.

    • Vineyard Notes

      Tarraford, Sexton, Gruyere Farm, Applejack & Wombat Creek Vineyards

    • Winemaking

      A selected parcel of fruit from each of our five single vineyard sites was whole bunch pressed straight to 675 Litre open top Clay “Egg” vessels. After fermentation, the lids were sealed with clay and allowed to settle for 6 months. The wine was then racked to tank and bottled. No fining, no filtration.

    • Peak Drinking / Cellaring Potential

      Now - six years

    Kind Words & Accolades

    Alive with energy and creeping unsuspecting power.
    Shanteh Wale - Winepilot, 95 points, April 20242023 Giant Steps Yarra Valley Chardonnay
    Shanteh Wale - Winepilot, 95 points, April 2024
    Driven and coiled across the tongue.
    Stuart Knox - Real Review, 97 points, January 20242023 Giant Steps Tarraford Vineyard Chardonnay
    Stuart Knox - Real Review, 97 points, January 2024
    There is something for everyone’s palate here and this vintage is singing in perfect harmony.
    Shanteh Wale - Wine Pilot, 98 points, August 20242023 Giant Steps Sexton Vineyard Chardonnay
    Shanteh Wale - Wine Pilot, 98 points, August 2024
    The palate, though, doesn't need much coaxing, and this silken, sappy wine has excellent depth and persistence.
    Philip Rich - Halliday Wine Companion, 96 points, April 20242023 Giant Steps Yarra Valley Pinot Noir
    Philip Rich - Halliday Wine Companion, 96 points, April 2024
    A classic Upper Yarra pinot, driven as much by its fine vein of acidity as its silken tannins.
    Philip Rich - Halliday Wine Companion, 97 points, July 20242023 Giant Steps Bastard Hill Vineyard Pinot Noir
    Philip Rich - Halliday Wine Companion, 97 points, July 2024
    It’s a refined wine that makes for heavenly drinking, even for heathens like me.
    Shanteh Wale - Wine Companion, 97 points, August 20242023 Giant Steps Primavera Vineyard Pinot Noir
    Shanteh Wale - Wine Companion, 97 points, August 2024
    Densley packed, this saturates the palate, but, as always, it's light on its feet at the same time. Seamless tannins round out another benchmark for what's already a benchmark wine.
    Philip Rich - Halliday Wine Companion, 98 points - Pinot Noir of the year, August 20242023 Giant Steps Applejack Vineyard Pinot Noir
    Philip Rich - Halliday Wine Companion, 98 points - Pinot Noir of the year, August 2024
    A great contrast to the more delicate Giant Steps wines such as Bastard Hill and Primavera.
    Philip Rich - Halliday Wine Companion, 97 points, July 20242023 Giant Steps Sexton Vineyard Pinot Noir
    Philip Rich - Halliday Wine Companion, 97 points, July 2024
    Concentrated, tightly focused and beautifully balanced. Impressively long on the floral-infused finish. Super wine.
    Philip Rich - Halliday Wine Companion, 97 points, June 20242022 Giant Steps Tarraford Vineyard Syrah
    Philip Rich - Halliday Wine Companion, 97 points, June 2024
    This is another superb Yarra cabernet that dispels the notion that you'll have to cellar it for ages to enjoy.
    Philip Rich - Halliday Wine Companion, 97 points, June 20242022 Giant Steps Sexton Vineyard Cabernet Sauvignon
    Philip Rich - Halliday Wine Companion, 97 points, June 2024
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