Yarra Valley Pinot Noir

Yarra Valley Pinot Noir

2023 Pinot Noir

Yarra Valley, Victoria

From $50.00 per bottle
    Halliday Wine Companion
    "A 50/50% mix of upper and lower Yarra fruit; 35% whole bunches and matured in French oak (10% new). A bright crimson red. After a few good few swirls, aromas of ripe raspberries, black cherries, wild herbs and some crushed violets soon emerge. The palate, though, doesn't need much coaxing, and this silken, sappy wine has excellent depth and persistence. Will be even better six to 12 months from now." - Philip Rich
    96 points, April 2024.

    Wine Details

    • Region Yarra Valley, Victoria
    • Vintage 2023
    • Type Red Wine
    • Variety Pinot Noir
    • Vegan Friendly ✔
    • Volume 750ml
    • Alcohol Volume 13.5%
    • PH

      3.53

    • Standard Drinks 8
    • Acidity

      6.20g/L

    • Closure ScrewCap
    • Bottling Date

      OCTOBER 2023

    • Harvest Date

      March - April 2023

    • Background

      Yarra Valley

    • Vintage Notes

      2023 was a small, high-quality vintage in the Yarra Valley. The season was defined by a cool Spring, a mild growing season, cool nights, and lots of rainfall. 2023 was one of the coolest and latest harvests on record, with our first pick starting two and a half weeks later than previous average. The grapes in 2023 had lovely fruit concentration with bright natural acidities.

    • Vineyard Notes

      Sourced from vineyards across the Yarra Valley. 50% sourced from the upper Yarra ranges.

    • Winemaking

      All Giant Steps fruit is 100% hand-picked. Our grapes are then chilled overnight before processing. The Pinot is either fermented as 100% whole bunches or 100% destemmed with whole berries. The whole bunch treatments have a warm start to fermentation, with minimal mixing throughout the start of fermentation to promote carbonic maceration. These ferments are then left for up to 21 days on skins before pressing. The destemmed and whole berry batches are held cold at 4℃ for four days before the ferment is allowed to heat up and start fermentation naturally with indigenous yeasts. Cold soaked for 3 days, then allowed to warm in small open fermenters in order to kick start wild fermentation. Parcels are matured in French oak (10% new, 90% older) for eight months. Blended in October and then bottled by gravity without fining or filtration in November.

    • Food Matches

      Turmeric and garlic roasted chicken with couscous. Mushroom Risotto with roasted enoki. BBQ Quail with five spice, fried spring onion and garlic flakes.

    Halliday Wine Companion
    "A 50/50% mix of upper and lower Yarra fruit; 35% whole bunches and matured in French oak (10% new). A bright crimson red. After a few good few swirls, aromas of ripe raspberries, black cherries, wild herbs and some crushed violets soon emerge. The palate, though, doesn't need much coaxing, and this silken, sappy wine has excellent depth and persistence. Will be even better six to 12 months from now." - Philip Rich
    96 points, April 2024.

    Wine Details

    • Region Yarra Valley, Victoria
    • Vintage 2023
    • Type Red Wine
    • Variety Pinot Noir
    • Vegan Friendly ✔
    • Volume 750ml
    • Alcohol Volume 13.5%
    • PH

      3.53

    • Standard Drinks 8
    • Acidity

      6.20g/L

    • Closure ScrewCap
    • Bottling Date

      OCTOBER 2023

    • Harvest Date

      March - April 2023

    • Background

      Yarra Valley

    • Vintage Notes

      2023 was a small, high-quality vintage in the Yarra Valley. The season was defined by a cool Spring, a mild growing season, cool nights, and lots of rainfall. 2023 was one of the coolest and latest harvests on record, with our first pick starting two and a half weeks later than previous average. The grapes in 2023 had lovely fruit concentration with bright natural acidities.

    • Vineyard Notes

      Sourced from vineyards across the Yarra Valley. 50% sourced from the upper Yarra ranges.

    • Winemaking

      All Giant Steps fruit is 100% hand-picked. Our grapes are then chilled overnight before processing. The Pinot is either fermented as 100% whole bunches or 100% destemmed with whole berries. The whole bunch treatments have a warm start to fermentation, with minimal mixing throughout the start of fermentation to promote carbonic maceration. These ferments are then left for up to 21 days on skins before pressing. The destemmed and whole berry batches are held cold at 4℃ for four days before the ferment is allowed to heat up and start fermentation naturally with indigenous yeasts. Cold soaked for 3 days, then allowed to warm in small open fermenters in order to kick start wild fermentation. Parcels are matured in French oak (10% new, 90% older) for eight months. Blended in October and then bottled by gravity without fining or filtration in November.

    • Food Matches

      Turmeric and garlic roasted chicken with couscous. Mushroom Risotto with roasted enoki. BBQ Quail with five spice, fried spring onion and garlic flakes.

    Kind Words & Accolades

    Giant Step's calling card is just as good, if not better than the super 2021 release.
    Philip Rich - Halliday Wine Companion, 95 points, May 20232022 Giant Steps Yarra Valley Chardonnay
    Philip Rich - Halliday Wine Companion, 95 points, May 2023
    The sort of wine that begs you to take another sip.
    Philip Rich - Halliday Wine Companion, 97 points, June 20232022 Giant Steps Tarraford Vineyard Chardonnay
    Philip Rich - Halliday Wine Companion, 97 points, June 2023
    With wines such as these it is little wonder that Australia boasts the finest expressions of chardonnay with Burgundy.
    Ned Goodwin - jamessuckling.com, 96 points, June 20232022 Giant Steps Sexton Vineyard Chardonnay
    Ned Goodwin - jamessuckling.com, 96 points, June 2023
    With its core of ripe yet well-delineated fruit and firm-ish, balanced tannins, this is more concentrated and muscular than the 2021.
    Philip Rich - Halliday Wine Companion, 96 points, May 20232022 Giant Steps Yarra Valley Pinot Noir
    Philip Rich - Halliday Wine Companion, 96 points, May 2023
    A wine of exquisite finesse and excellent depth, the tannins are very fine and long, as is the finish. This will provide much enjoyment over the next decade or so.
    Philip Rich - Halliday Wine Companion, 97 points, June 20232022 Giant Steps Primavera Vineyard Pinot Noir
    Philip Rich - Halliday Wine Companion, 97 points, June 2023
    There is excellent intensity and volume of flavour, allied with good structure thanks to well shaped tannins, the finish long and the flavour and structure finish right out. Superb pinot noir.
    Huon Hooke - The Real Review, 96 points, July 20232022 Giant Steps Applejack Vineyard Pinot Noir
    Huon Hooke - The Real Review, 96 points, July 2023
    Savoury and concentrated on the palate, there is plenty of meat on the bones with substantial and persistent tannins masked by the sheer weight of plush fruit at this stage. A succulent wine to enjoy now and over the next few years.
    Philip Rich - Halliday Wine Companion, 96 points, July 20232022 Giant Steps Sexton Vineyard Pinot Noir
    Philip Rich - Halliday Wine Companion, 96 points, July 2023
    The palate is full, fruit-sweet and rounded, with ample soft fine tannins and highly appealing flavours that linger on well.
    Huon Hooke - The Real Review, 96 points, July 2023 2022 Fatal Shore Pinot Noir
    Huon Hooke - The Real Review, 96 points, July 2023
    Given the style brief, this is pitch perfect. It’s hard to put it down. So I didn’t.
    Jane Faulkner - Halliday Wine Companion, December 2021 2019 Giant Steps Yarra Valley Syrah Carignan Grenache
    Jane Faulkner - Halliday Wine Companion, December 2021
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