Giant Steps Yarra Valley Syrah Carignan Grenache 2020 6pack 13.5% 750ml

Giant Steps Yarra Valley Syrah Carignan Grenache 2020 6pack 13.5% 750ml

Tasting Notes

Vinification
The Syrah comes from the Sexton and Tarraford Vineyards, the Carignan and the Grenache are grown at the Tarraford Vineyard. The Syrah is predominantly the Red Dog 67 clone that we have propagated from our original block 2 vines – that clone is unique to Tarraford and carries a special perfume. Each variety and parcel is fermented separately in small open vats with varying degrees of whole bunch and whole berry fermentation, before being matured in large and small oak for 18 months. The final blend was completed in the Spring of 2021 and left in tank to settle and come together until bottling just before Christmas, by gravity, no fining, no filtration. This blend is inspired by the band of fresh delicious early drinking reds being produced in the cool regions of Australia.

Maturation
18 Months in large and small oak.

Vintage notes
2020 was a particularly challenging vintage across much of Australia, but we were very lucky here in the Yarra Valley. It was a bit of a rollercoaster - with a cool, wet Spring, a dry December and then a mild February, punctuated by a few significant rain events... Harvest weather was moderate and stable as we went into a classic Indian summer. The Syrah, Carignan and Grenache were highly perfumed, rich and ripe.

Range notes
The Yarra Valley range is made from handpicked fruit from our estate vineyards. The wines are produced using indigenous yeasts, gravity-flow winemaking, with minimal fining and filtration. This approach produces highly expressive wines, true to the regional characteristics of the Yarra Valley.

Grape variety
88% Syrah, 6% Carignan, 6% Grenache.

PH
3.61

Acidity
6.0g/L

Country: Australia
Region: Yarra Valley
Vintage: 2020
Variety: Other Reds
Alcohol volume: 13.5
Closure: Screwcap
Volume: 750
Wine style: Red (Light Medium Bodied)