Giant Steps Bastard Hill Yarra Valley Chardonnay Australia 75cl
£56.00
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Giant Steps Bastard Hill 2023 Chardonnay is concentrated and beautifully balanced. Bastard Hill is considered to be one of the great Chardonnay sites in Australia and typically produces concentrated and rocky wines of purity and focus. The 2023 vintage is their first release in the Giant Steps portfolio. The wine is 100% Chardonnay that was matured for 9 months in used French oak.
The wine offers pure lemon and lime notes with hints of peach and pear, which results in a restrained and intensely precise Chardonnay.
Read more...ABV: 12.5%
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"98 points. Planted in 1987 in Gladysdale at 400m by the trailblazing Ray Guerin for Hardys and purchased by Giant Steps in 2022. This is its first wine from the vineyard. And what a wine it is! A brilliant and pure scented bouquet of nashi, pink grapefruit, crushed rock, sea spray and honeysuckle. There's a hint of fresh honeycomb, too. Incisive, pure and chalky on the palate, this concentrated yet light on its feet wine is reminiscent of good Corton-Charlemagne. That it will age gracefully is a given. Drink to 2032." - Philip Rich Halliday Wine Companion July, 2024.
Grape: Chardonnay
2023 was a small, high-quality vintage in the Yarra Valley. The season was defined by a cool Spring, a mild growing season and high rainfall. 2023 was one of the coolest and latest harvests on record, with our first pick starting two and a half weeks later than the previous average. The grapes in 2023 had lovely fruit concentration with bright natural acidities.
On the nose, a pure bouquet of pear, pink grapefruit and honeysuckle is complemented with a hint of fresh honeycomb. The palate is incisive, pure and chalky with a creamy and lemon finish.
| Country | Australia |
|---|---|
| Volume (cl) | 75 |
| ABV (% vol) | 12.5 |
| Wine Style | Medium bodied |
| White Wine Expression | Concentrated, Creamy, Fresh |
| Wine Region | Yarra Valley |
| Closure | Screw Cap |
| Gift boxed | No |
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