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The Giant Wine Company

Giant Steps

Applejack Vineyard Pinot Noir 2016

Bob McDonald
9.2

See previous notes 20 weeks ago and 79 weeks ago. My last bottle of the 2016 GS Applejack Pinot Noir. The pale colour belies the strength of the palate. Quite delicious in fact. . Applejack Vineyard probably my favourite of the Giant Steps Cuvées. Red fruited - succulent savoury red cherry. — 23 days ago

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Aravind A

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@Bob McDonald thanks for the rec: had a lovely tasting there! We tasted through all the 22 PNs. For another data point: my wife and I both preferred the Wombat to the Applejack. Our favorite PN of the tasting was the Tasmanian Fatal Shore!
Bob McDonald

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@Aravind A I can’t disagree with your preference for The Fatal Shore. Under the new ownership of the Jackson Family the style may change a little from the fabulous winemaking of Steve Flamsteed. My recollection of the Wombat Creek was perhaps the use of more whole bunch in the ferment. They are all very good.
Bob McDonald

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Nocton Vineyard is also great.

Giant Steps

Single Vineyard Wombat Creek Vineyard Pinot Noir 2018

Lyn Farmer
9.2

This is such an incredibly good Pinot noir - starting to get a touch of brick in the rim, it has pronounced aroma of cherry, violet, dried rose petal, orange zest, black cherry, wild strawberries, forest floor, and wild thyme (an unexpected garrigue-like note). Great finesse and elegance with the acidity giving a lean edge to the flavors and a terrifically long finish. A real tour de force of skill in the cellar. It will be good for another few years but drinking really well right now. — a year ago

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Giant Steps

Single Vineyard Wombat Creek Vineyard Chardonnay 2019

Big Wave Dave
9.4

Mealy, brioche, mixed with fresh lemon and slate. Perfect balance of steely mineral, lemon sweetness, and buttery brioche. Wombat creek has been my favourite single vineyard Giant Steps a few times. This is outstanding. A complete wine. — 3 years ago

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Giant Steps

Lusatia Park Vineyard Pinot Noir 2015

Bob McDonald
9.4

Brief notes. Bright red fruits - ripe rich strawberry and cherry flavours. A little whole bunch influence and a touch of spice. More fruit driven than Lusatia Park normally is. The block has been sold to de Bortoli and no longer in the Giant Steps portfolio. This wine - 97 points from James Halliday. — 3 months ago

Ira, Byron and 21 others liked this

Haut Espoir

Gentle Giant Red Blend 2017

Maureen O'Leary
9.0

Liked it very much. — 6 months ago

Giant Steps

Sexton Vineyard Chardonnay 2020

MICHAEL COOPER DipWSET
9.2

What Ira said. 😉 — 9 months ago

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Ira Schwartz

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@MICHAEL COOPER DipWSET thank you very few people utter that phrase. 

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Little Giant Cabernet Sauvignon 2015

Bernard Benninghoff
9.4

A nice, easy to drink, robust Cab — 3 years ago

Brenda Guerrero-Benninghoff
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Corey Ryan

Little Giant Mclaren Vale Grenache 2021

N
10

Lovely wine in an odd shaped bottle. From Waitrose for christmas 2023 — 3 months ago

Giant Steps

Yarra Valley Pinot Noir 2021

Ken Venezio
9.2

Bright cherry color in the glass. Notes of red berries, cherry and black tea. Floral throughout and brings a soft tannin finish. Undeniably a Pinot. — 6 months ago

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Giant Steps

Sexton Vineyard Pinot Noir 2022

Bob McDonald
9.6

A week ago I posted a tasting note on the 2018 Giant Steps Nocton Vineyard Pinot Noir that had won 3 Trophies at the 2019 Royal Queensland Wine Show. This Giant Steps Sexton Vineyard Pinot repeated the 3 Trophy win at this year’s Royal Queensland Wine Show a month ago. Pale Ruby in colour - lovely aromatics - red fruited, rose petals. Wonderful palate intensity. Barely medium bodied. I wonder how this will cellar? It is so good now you wonder how much better it can get. I have been a long time admirer of Giant Steps and winemaker Steve Flamsteed who I knew from Toowoomba but what is disappointing is how the price has doubled under the new ownership. I used to pay $45 to $50 for the individual Cuvées and now a little over $90! — 9 months ago

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