"“All of the fruits”, winemaker Mel Chester says. She’s 100% spot on here. Fresh, bold, refreshing, floral, blue and red berries, lots of oak spice through the aftertaste, eager as all hell through the mid palate but then measured and controlled through the back half. 94 in a heart beat. Love pinot, buy pinot. It tightens and becomes smokier through the finish but there’s so much flavour here, so much energy, and it’s well sustained. This is a super release.
The Tasmanian excursion for Giant Steps. Coal River Valley site. The grapes are picked, shipped straight over, and processed at the Giant Steps winery in the Yarra Valley the next day." - Wine Front
"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. The Pinot Noir from Nocton vineyard have amazing density and texture, with powerful weight and concentration.
Hand picked, straight into a refrigerated container parked on the vineyard. The fruit is then immediately driven to Devonport and sailed across Bass Strait so we receive it into the winery the following morning." - Giant Steps
Vegan-friendly
