Description
In 2021, a remarkable vintage unfolded in the Giant Steps Yarra Valley vineyards, setting the perfect stage for the launch of this new project.
This is the culimantion of more than two decades of great farming on the Sexton vineyard. Two blocks on this site; Block 2, planted with the 96 clone, and Block 12 planted with Mendoza clone, both consistently outperform the other Chardonnay blocks on this signature vineyard. In 2021 they were combined into this, something of a 'Super Chardonnay' from this elite Yarra Valley producer.
96 points
"With its bouquet of ripe stone fruits, mandarin, grilled cashews, fennel seed and a little gun flint, this gently broad shouldered and creamily textured wine finishes pithy and long. A hedonistic chardonnay to drink now and over the next three to four years."
- Philip Rich (Halliday Wine Companion)
Sexton vineyard boasts shallow gravelly loams over a rocky clay base, promoting low bunch yields and intensely flavoured fruit with a high skin-to-juice ratio. The 96 clone contributes intense and pure fruit flavours, while the Mendoza clone, known for producing small and large berries on the same bunch (also known as hen-and-chicken), enriches the wine with elevated white tannin and phenolic content to balance the citrus nuances.
Only a very small amount of this inaugural vintage was produced. Arguably the greatest Chardonnay ever made by Giant steps, this will be a collector's item for decades to come.
"2021 was a terrific vintage for vineyard quality, we knew this was the year to launch this new project."
- Mel Chester (Giant Steps)
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