Giant Steps Sexton Vineyard Chardonnay 2020
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Category | White Wine |
Varietal | |
Origin | Australia, Victoria, Yarra Valley |
Brand | Giant Steps |
Alcohol/vol | 13% |
Vinous
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Vivid straw-yellow. Pungent, mineral-accented citrus pith, pear nectar, white peach and iodine aromas, along with subtle fennel and jasmine notes. Subtly chewy and focused on the palate, offering intense orchard and citrus fruit flavors and deeper marzipan and buttered toast flourishes. Closes very long and smoky, with a spicy ginger note and building florality.
Wine Enthusiast
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This single vineyard beauty, from a restrained and acid-driven Chardonnay vintage in the Yarra Valley, leads with reductive flint and nut characters. They're woven in with more delicate aromas like stone fruit, waxy lemon, white spice, orchard blossoms and wet stones. Toasty oak is there too, but it's well tucked. The mouthfeel is beautifully balanced, with prickly, citrusy acidity and supportive oak. Precise yet still characterful, this is an excellent, food friendly example of modern Aussie Chard. Drink now-2032.