Giant Steps Yarra Valley Merlot 2015
Wine Specs
Vintage
2015
Acid
6.13
pH
3.52
Bottling Date
1
Alcohol %
14.0
In Stock
Tasting Note
Aroma
ClosureStelvin
GrapeMerlot
Grape Variety
100% Merlot
Maturation
14 months in new and used French puncheons (40% new).
Oaked
Palate
VarietalV_MERLOT
Vinification
Natural winemaking philosophy, while making quality the priority. Minimal intervention in the vineyard. 100% hand-picked. Indigenous fermentation in small open fermenters. Lots of aerative drain and returns by gravity along with regular hand plunging. Once the ferment was complete, the fermenters were sealed with water bags and left to macerate for three weeks on skins.
RegionYarra Valley - VIC
Region CodeDVICYVALLY
Region Notes
StateVIC
Subregion
WinemakerSteve Flamsteed, Julian Grounds
Wine StyleRed (Full Bodied)
James Halliday
92
2017/03/08
James Halliday Wine Companion 2018, August 2017
Suave and brimming with dark leafy fruit, this is a round and plush merlot, already approachable. Blood plum sluices through the wine's juicy mid-drift, a verdant undercarriage reminds of us of the variety at hand. The oak snuggles up and provides a gentle blanket across the warm, generous finish. (Ned Goodwin)
Gary Walsh
92
2017/06/28
The Wine Front, 28 June 2017
Red fruits, a bit of briar, coffee and earth. Medium bodied, black olive and red fruits, coffee again, fresh almost strawberry acidity, a little chewy tannin, nuts and toffee, savoury olive-laced finish of good length. Nice wine. Balance is the thing here, I’d say.
Wine Specs
Vintage
2015
Acid
6.13
pH
3.52
Bottling Date
1
Alcohol %
14.0
Wine Profile
Awards
Gary Walsh
92
2017/06/28
The Wine Front, 28 June 2017
Red fruits, a bit of briar, coffee and earth. Medium bodied, black olive and red fruits, coffee again, fresh almost strawberry acidity, a little chewy tannin, nuts and toffee, savoury olive-laced finish of good length. Nice wine. Balance is the thing here, I’d say.