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Giant Steps 'Circle of Fifths' Pinot Noir 2024
Vintage Character
The 2024 Giant Steps 'Circle of Fifths' Pinot Noir reflects a Yarra Valley season that began gently and finished at speed. Cool spring weather and favourable flowering delivered moderate yields, while rain around New Year topped up soil moisture. A warmer, drier February then pushed ripening forward without significant disease pressure. Giant Steps reports that its Pinot Noir and Chardonnay were ready close together, reducing the valley's usual six-week harvest to about three weeks. This sequence explains why ripe fruit and bright acidity coexist in the 2024 wine: water supported the vines early, and dry warmth completed the season.
Tasting Profile & Food Pairing
Circle of Fifths brings Pinot Noir from Tarraford, Sexton, Primavera, Applejack and Bastard Hill into one blend, deliberately different from both a broad regional Pinot and an individual-site bottling. The wine shows dark raspberry and red cherry with a floral, spicy lift, then a silky palate whose concentration remains agile, at 13.5% alcohol. The value of the blend is interplay: one site adds depth, another perfume or tension, while the final balance belongs to the whole. Roast duck, pork with herbs or a mushroom dish meet its savoury side. Serve at about 15 degrees; forest floor and truffle develop with age.
Winery Background
Giant Steps was founded in 1997 by Phil Sexton and is now guided by winemaker Melanie Chester. The estate's name nods to John Coltrane, and Circle of Fifths continues that musical thread with a cuvée built from complementary vineyard notes. For this 2024 Pinot, the producer documents hand picking, separate parcel handling, gentle gravity-assisted extraction and French oak maturation. Whole bunches make up part of the blend, contributing aromatic and structural detail. The finished wine tells a multi-site Yarra story through the precise rhythm of 2024.
The 2024 Giant Steps 'Circle of Fifths' Pinot Noir reflects a Yarra Valley season that began gently and finished at speed. Cool spring weather and favourable flowering delivered moderate yields, while rain around New Year topped up soil moisture. A warmer, drier February then pushed ripening forward without significant disease pressure. Giant Steps reports that its Pinot Noir and Chardonnay were ready close together, reducing the valley's usual six-week harvest to about three weeks. This sequence explains why ripe fruit and bright acidity coexist in the 2024 wine: water supported the vines early, and dry warmth completed the season.
Tasting Profile & Food Pairing
Circle of Fifths brings Pinot Noir from Tarraford, Sexton, Primavera, Applejack and Bastard Hill into one blend, deliberately different from both a broad regional Pinot and an individual-site bottling. The wine shows dark raspberry and red cherry with a floral, spicy lift, then a silky palate whose concentration remains agile, at 13.5% alcohol. The value of the blend is interplay: one site adds depth, another perfume or tension, while the final balance belongs to the whole. Roast duck, pork with herbs or a mushroom dish meet its savoury side. Serve at about 15 degrees; forest floor and truffle develop with age.
Winery Background
Giant Steps was founded in 1997 by Phil Sexton and is now guided by winemaker Melanie Chester. The estate's name nods to John Coltrane, and Circle of Fifths continues that musical thread with a cuvée built from complementary vineyard notes. For this 2024 Pinot, the producer documents hand picking, separate parcel handling, gentle gravity-assisted extraction and French oak maturation. Whole bunches make up part of the blend, contributing aromatic and structural detail. The finished wine tells a multi-site Yarra story through the precise rhythm of 2024.
Product details
Wine TypeRed
WineryGiant Steps
Grape VarietiesPinot Noir
WinemakerMelanie Chester
CountryAustralia
Expert Rating—
RegionVictoria
SweetnessDry
Sub-regionYarra Valley
Alcohol Level13.5
Classification (Ranking)—
Format750ml
Prices
Omtis Fine Wine
Standard delivery 2-5 working days
Vinobuzz Delivery
HK$320
HK$320
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