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Giant Steps Yarra Valley Syrah Carignan Grenache 2019
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Giant Steps Yarra Valley Syrah Carignan Grenache 2019

Yarra Valley, Australia
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About this Wine

 
country Australia
region Yarra Valley
variety Red Blend
Style Red (Light Medium Bodied)
vintage 2019
closure Screwcap
Alcohol vol. 13.5
volume 750
Brands Giant Steps Winery

Tasting Notes

Maturation

18 Months in large and small oak.

Palate

DCT]

Vinification

The Syrah comes from the Sexton and Tarraford Vineyards, the Carignan and the Grenache are grown at the Tarraford Vineyard. The Syrah is predominantly the Red Dog 67 clone that we have propagated from our original block 2 vines – that clone is unique to Tarraford and carries a special perfume. Each variety and parcel is fermented separately in small open vats with varying degrees of whole bunch and whole berry fermentation, before being matured in large and small oak for 18 months. The final blend was completed in the Spring of 2020 and left in tank to settle and come together until bottling just before Christmas, by gravity, no fining, no filtration. This blend is inspired by the band of fresh delicious early drinking reds being produced in the cool regions of Australia.

Range Notes

The Yarra Valley range is made from handpicked fruit from our estate vineyards. The wines are produced using indigenous yeasts, gravity-flow winemaking, with minimal fining and filtration. This approach produces highly expressive wines, true to the regional characteristics of the Yarra Valley.

Vintage Notes

The 2019 season was a rollercoaster... with fluctuating temperatures and rain events throughout Spring resulting in a very successful flowering in the Gruyere and Tarrawarra sub regions. Beautiful moderate weather in early summer gave us rich dark green canopies, so that despite a few heat spikes in January, we had access to plenty of pristine bunches at harvest. The colour and tannin ripeness in the Syrah, Carignan and Grenache are some of the best we have seen. All three varieties were highly perfumed, yet rich and ripe.

Winemakers Comments

In our obsession with Single Vineyard Pinot Noirs from great Pinot growing areas around the world, we have gone as far south (and as cold) as you can go in this country. Despite the cool temperatures, the sunlight hours are long and intense and we are intrigued by the depth of palate and colour that is possible from this landscape. While it is made with the Giant Steps gentle winemaking approach, the result is clearly a world apart in terroir.
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Reviews

  • Jane Faulkner
    1

    An 85/11/4% varietal split and made into an early-drinking style that’s taking the Valley by storm. Giant Steps make an LDR – light dry red – but this has an altogether different take with its flavour profile. Super-bright and juicy fruit, a mix of dark plums and red berries, sarsaparilla with a light dusting of spice. The palate is actually quite refined, with svelte tannins and refreshing acidity. Given the style brief, this is pitch perfect. It’s hard to put it down. So I didn’t. Points: 95/100

    James Halliday Wine Companion 2023 ∙ 3rd Aug 2022

  • Jane Faulkner
    1

    An 85/11/4% varietal split and made into an early-drinking style that’s taking the Valley by storm. Giant Steps make an LDR – light dry red – but this has an altogether different take with its flavour profile. Super-bright and juicy fruit, a mix of dark plums and red berries, sarsaparilla with a light dusting of spice. The palate is actually quite refined, with svelte tannins and refreshing acidity. Given the style brief, this is pitch perfect. It’s hard to put it down. So I didn’t. Points: 95/100

    Halliday Wine Companion ∙ 8th Dec 2021

  • Gold Medal
    5

    96 Points

    Royal Melbourne Wine Awards 2021 ∙ 6th Dec 2021

  • Huon Hooke
    1

    Loads of spices, including pepper and nutmeg on the nose. Medium-bodied, with soft tannins and a lot of what appears to be whole-bunch character, giving among other things a note of Campari. Stacks of fruit here. Very good balance including ample soft tannins. A smart wine, bright, fresh and well-made. Points: 93/100

    The Real Review ∙ 19th Nov 2021

  • Bob Campbell
    1

    Seductively silken-textured red with cassis, black-fleshed plum, pepper and anise. Deliciously accessible now but the wine should develop well at least in the medium-term. Points: 94/100

    The Real Review ∙ 9th Sep 2021

  • James Suckling
    1

    This red blend has bright and spicy red and dark-berry aromas with a floral edge, as well as subtle, earthy and stony nuances. The palate is bright, light and focused on red-berry flavors. Drink now. Points: 91/100

    jamessuckling.com ∙ 6th Jul 2021

  • Ralph Kyte-Powell
    1

    Made from a blend of grape varieties more likely to be found in the south of France than in the Yarra Valley, this moreish young red does a lovely job of coupling easy drinkability with plenty of aromatic and flavour interest. Bright and purplish in colour, the nose harmoniously couples cherry-like fruit with sweet and savoury spice and herb aromas, against a warm earthy background. It’s medium-bodied, soft, ripe and spicy in flavour, suggesting a significant whole berry component, and it flows smoothly through the palate, fresh with mouth-watering acidity and balanced by soft, friendly tannins. Points: 94/100

    The Real Review ∙ 23rd Apr 2021

  • Mike Bennie
    1

    Lush, slurpy red, all dark berries, cola, pepper and sage herbal character. Good perfume, good flavours, good texture which is sandy and swishes with sexy, silty tannins. Long too. The wine feels medium weight, come hither and easy appeal, but dials in some complexity alongside its drinkability. It’s charming from the get go. Very polished and prim in a way too. A very nice expression, all up, and ready to roll. Points: 92/100

    The Wine Front ∙ 25th Feb 2021

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