Primavera Vineyard Chardonnay
2025 Chardonnay
Yarra Valley, Victoria
Wine Details
- Region Yarra Valley, Victoria
- Vintage 2025
- Type White Wine
- Variety Chardonnay
- Vegan Friendly ✔
- Volume 750ml
- Alcohol Volume 13%
- pH
3.22
- Acidity
6.5g/L
- Closure ScrewCap
- Bottling Date
10 December, 2025
- Harvest Date
24 February, 2025
- Background
Single Vineyard
- Vintage Notes
Recognising the potential of this Hoddles Creek site, Lou Primavera planted Primavera Vineyard in 2001. Giant Steps has had a long-standing relationship with the Primavera family, sourcing fruit from the vineyard since 2006. This small Upper Yarra vineyard includes two Chardonnay blocks: Bernard 76, planted in a sheltered pocket on the north-facing slope, and P58 on the south-facing slope. This wine comes exclusively from the Bernard 76 block, where incredibly low-yielding vines produce Chardonnay of concentration and power. Primavera Chardonnay shows the characteristic savoury perfume of the Upper Yarra, with notes of nuts and white miso, framed by bright natural acidity.
- Vineyard Notes
Location: Woori Yallock Planted: 2001 Elevation: 240 metres Soil type: Red clay loam Aspect: North and north-east facing slopes Size: 12 Hectares Recognising the potential of this Hoddles Creek site, Lou Primavera planted Primavera Vineyard in 2001. Giant Steps has had a long-standing relationship with the Primavera family, sourcing fruit from the vineyard since 2006. This small Upper Yarra vineyard includes two Chardonnay blocks: Bernard 76, planted in a sheltered pocket on the north-facing slope, and P58 on the south-facing slope. This wine comes exclusively from the Bernard 76 block, where incredibly low-yielding vines produce Chardonnay of concentration and power. Primavera Chardonnay shows the characteristic savoury perfume of the Upper Yarra, with notes of nuts and white miso, framed by bright natural acidity.
- Winemaking
100% handpicked from very small bunches, then whole bunch pressed. The juice was transferred by gravity directly to barrel with no settling. Wild fermented in two 500L French oak puncheons, with no malolactic fermentation. The final wine was blended from one seasoned puncheon and half of the new puncheon, then matured for nine months in French oak, 30% new and 70% seasoned, from Mercurey.
- Peak Drinking / Cellaring Potential
Now - eight years
Wine Details
- Region Yarra Valley, Victoria
- Vintage 2025
- Type White Wine
- Variety Chardonnay
- Vegan Friendly ✔
- Volume 750ml
- Alcohol Volume 13%
- pH
3.22
- Acidity
6.5g/L
- Closure ScrewCap
- Bottling Date
10 December, 2025
- Harvest Date
24 February, 2025
- Background
Single Vineyard
- Vintage Notes
Recognising the potential of this Hoddles Creek site, Lou Primavera planted Primavera Vineyard in 2001. Giant Steps has had a long-standing relationship with the Primavera family, sourcing fruit from the vineyard since 2006. This small Upper Yarra vineyard includes two Chardonnay blocks: Bernard 76, planted in a sheltered pocket on the north-facing slope, and P58 on the south-facing slope. This wine comes exclusively from the Bernard 76 block, where incredibly low-yielding vines produce Chardonnay of concentration and power. Primavera Chardonnay shows the characteristic savoury perfume of the Upper Yarra, with notes of nuts and white miso, framed by bright natural acidity.
- Vineyard Notes
Location: Woori Yallock Planted: 2001 Elevation: 240 metres Soil type: Red clay loam Aspect: North and north-east facing slopes Size: 12 Hectares Recognising the potential of this Hoddles Creek site, Lou Primavera planted Primavera Vineyard in 2001. Giant Steps has had a long-standing relationship with the Primavera family, sourcing fruit from the vineyard since 2006. This small Upper Yarra vineyard includes two Chardonnay blocks: Bernard 76, planted in a sheltered pocket on the north-facing slope, and P58 on the south-facing slope. This wine comes exclusively from the Bernard 76 block, where incredibly low-yielding vines produce Chardonnay of concentration and power. Primavera Chardonnay shows the characteristic savoury perfume of the Upper Yarra, with notes of nuts and white miso, framed by bright natural acidity.
- Winemaking
100% handpicked from very small bunches, then whole bunch pressed. The juice was transferred by gravity directly to barrel with no settling. Wild fermented in two 500L French oak puncheons, with no malolactic fermentation. The final wine was blended from one seasoned puncheon and half of the new puncheon, then matured for nine months in French oak, 30% new and 70% seasoned, from Mercurey.
- Peak Drinking / Cellaring Potential
Now - eight years
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