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Giant Steps Circle of Fifths Chardonnay 2025
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Giant Steps Circle of Fifths Chardonnay 2025

Yarra Valley, Australia
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About this Wine

 
country Australia
region Yarra Valley
variety Chardonnay
Style White (Medium Bodied Oaked)
vintage 2025
closure Screwcap
Alcohol vol. 13.0
volume 750
Brands Giant Steps Winery

Tasting Notes

Maturation

At Giant Steps, we hand pick 100% of our fruit and fastidiously hand sort in the vineyard. The grapes are then transported to the winery and held overnight in a 4°C cold room before pressing the following day. Chardonnay is whole bunch pressed, either directly to barrel or pressed to tank before immediate transfer to barrel with full solids. Fermentation occurs naturally with wild yeasts in French oak puncheons, with 20% new oak and the balance seasoned. The level of malolactic fermentation (MLF) is dependent on season. In 2025, approximately 15% of the barrels went through MLF. Following fermentation, the wines are lightly sulphured and matured on full lees in a reductive environment, without stirring, until blending and bottling in November.

Palate

The resulting wines show vibrant acidity, balance and depth of flavour, with the structure and freshness to age beautifully.

Vintage Notes

The 2025 season began with above average winter rainfall, providing excellent soil moisture heading into spring. Warm, dry conditions through spring encouraged early shoot development and minimal disease pressure during flowering. Combined with the strong soil moisture reserves, this supported healthy vine canopies across the vineyards. Summer continued in a warm and dry pattern, leading to an earlier-than- average start to harvest. While the vintage was relatively compressed, the low disease pressure and strong vine health allowed fruit to be picked in excellent condition.

Winemakers Comments

Blended exclusively from our single sites in similar proportions, Circle of Fifths wines bring together the character of each vineyard in one harmonious expression. They capture the strengths of our unique sites into one wine, coming together to tell a new story. “Where the Single Vineyard wines are the pure tones of each vineyard, Circle of Fifths is the chord.” -Melanie Chester.
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Reviews

  • Shanteh Wale
    1

    The fast-paced, early vintage of 2024 served as something of a dress rehearsal for the Yarra Valley in 2025—and the team at Giant Steps were ready.On the nose, the wine is initially restrained, almost bashful, but with a few confident swirls it reveals an intensity of fruit layered with seashell, powdered sandstone and lemon pith. The palate unfurls with white nectarine, yellow plum and starfruit, while pumice and sandy foreshore minerals ripple through, lending a distinctly maritime edge.There’s a striking precision here—lemon skin, citrus pulp and a white pineapple core held in a fine, tensile line. It speaks clearly of its own terra firma, remarkable considering the blend of site that it is and another compelling addition for Chardonnay devotees following Giant Steps. Serve with angel hair pasta and vongole for a pairing that mirrors its saline, coastal energy. Points: 96/100

    Wine Pilot ∙ 4th Jul 2026

  • Huon Hooke
    1

    Bright medium yellow; intense flinty reduction over smoked charcuterie and underlying lemon and grapefruit flavours. The acidity is energising and the wine has superior concentration and decent length. A generous and powerful chardonnay which also has poise and finesse. Points: 96/100

    The Real Review ∙ 25th May 2026

  • Campbell Mattinson
    1

    This chardonnay is gold for Australia. I mean, you drink it and just want to go shouting on about how good chardonnay is and, in particular, Australian chardonnay. One sip and it’s Put Down Your Glasses time. Peach, pear, hay and cedar: it’s complex but it’s not complicated. Intensity is excellent, as is the length. Honeysuckle notes sidle in like careless whispers. It’s like drinking a bright day. Points: 95/100

    The Wine Front ∙ 18th Apr 2026

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