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Giant Steps 'Applejack Vineyard' Pinot Noir 2024
Vintage Character
The 2024 Giant Steps 'Applejack Vineyard' Pinot Noir records a swift but well-supplied Yarra Valley growing season. A cool spring and favourable flowering established moderate yields, while rain around New Year replenished the vines before February turned warmer and drier. That late warmth ripened Pinot Noir quickly, and the estate describes a harvest compressed into about three weeks across the valley. Applejack sits at around 300 metres in Gladysdale on east-facing slopes, a higher and cooler site in the Upper Yarra where the growing season is extended. That helped retain a fresh edge through the rapid finish to the year, with darker fruit concentration and precision.
Tasting Profile & Food Pairing
The nose moves from wild blackberry and raspberry towards briar, turned earth and a trace of woodland, with red cherry, violet and clove beneath, at 13.3% alcohol. On the palate, concentrated fruit meets fine-grained but gripping tannin; spice and savoury notes broaden the middle before a long, tapering finish. The wine is more dark-fruited than a delicate Applejack year, yet its perfume and acidity keep the texture poised. Roast duck with cherries, grilled mushrooms or herb-crusted pork shoulder suit that combination of fruit, earth and structure. Serve at about 15 degrees; with age, forest floor and truffle develop.
Winery Background
Applejack was planted in 1997 by respected viticulturist Ray Guerin and is managed by his son Mark. The soil is grey clay loam over a black volcanic basalt base. Giant Steps was founded in the same year by Phil Sexton, and has built its reputation by showing differences among Yarra Valley vineyards rather than smoothing them into one style. Melanie Chester now leads winemaking and viticulture. For this Pinot Noir the hand-picked parcels are vinified separately, with some whole-bunch fruit alongside destemmed whole berries, gentle gravity handling and maturation in French oak before bottling without fining or filtration.
The 2024 Giant Steps 'Applejack Vineyard' Pinot Noir records a swift but well-supplied Yarra Valley growing season. A cool spring and favourable flowering established moderate yields, while rain around New Year replenished the vines before February turned warmer and drier. That late warmth ripened Pinot Noir quickly, and the estate describes a harvest compressed into about three weeks across the valley. Applejack sits at around 300 metres in Gladysdale on east-facing slopes, a higher and cooler site in the Upper Yarra where the growing season is extended. That helped retain a fresh edge through the rapid finish to the year, with darker fruit concentration and precision.
Tasting Profile & Food Pairing
The nose moves from wild blackberry and raspberry towards briar, turned earth and a trace of woodland, with red cherry, violet and clove beneath, at 13.3% alcohol. On the palate, concentrated fruit meets fine-grained but gripping tannin; spice and savoury notes broaden the middle before a long, tapering finish. The wine is more dark-fruited than a delicate Applejack year, yet its perfume and acidity keep the texture poised. Roast duck with cherries, grilled mushrooms or herb-crusted pork shoulder suit that combination of fruit, earth and structure. Serve at about 15 degrees; with age, forest floor and truffle develop.
Winery Background
Applejack was planted in 1997 by respected viticulturist Ray Guerin and is managed by his son Mark. The soil is grey clay loam over a black volcanic basalt base. Giant Steps was founded in the same year by Phil Sexton, and has built its reputation by showing differences among Yarra Valley vineyards rather than smoothing them into one style. Melanie Chester now leads winemaking and viticulture. For this Pinot Noir the hand-picked parcels are vinified separately, with some whole-bunch fruit alongside destemmed whole berries, gentle gravity handling and maturation in French oak before bottling without fining or filtration.
Product details
Wine TypeRed
WineryGiant Steps
Grape VarietiesPinot Noir
WinemakerMelanie Chester
CountryAustralia
Expert Rating—
RegionVictoria
SweetnessDry
Sub-regionYarra Valley
Alcohol Level13.3
Classification (Ranking)—
Format1500ml
Prices
Omtis Fine Wine
Standard delivery 2-5 working days
Vinobuzz Delivery
HK$1,160
HK$1,160
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