Giant StepsApplejack Vineyard Pinot Noir 2018
About this product
- TypePinot Noir
- Size750mL
- RegionYarra Valley
- Standard Drinks8
- Alcohol Volume13.5%
- CountryAustralia
- StateVictoria
- Brand NameGiant Steps
- Wine MakerSteve Flamsteed
- Food MatchPork
- Vegan Friendlytrue
- Wine SweetnessDry
- Wine BodyMedium Bodied
James Halliday
Australian wine writer, critic and winemaker
Vintage 2018
96 points James Halliday's Wine Companion
A great vineyard producing great wines. Vinified without the use of pumps. The perfumed, flowery (violets) bouquet and a highly focused palate bring whole-bunch tannins into play, with a gently savoury finish. Seductive.
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Mike Bennie
Australian writer, judge, presenter and reviewer for The Wine Front
Vintage 2018
94 points The Wine Front
"Grey dirt, some altitude, comparatively. About 50% whole bunch, more or less. Applejack rising into iconic status for vineyards of the Yarra off the back of many great Giant Steps wines. Sleek and fresh-feeling pinot noir, pepper and garrigue-spiked sour cherry scents and flavours, cool and refined feel, great length, high drinkability. A light crunch to tannins, sheath of which holds the wine tight and long in shape and form. This has some mojo, loaded with personality in its slender, transparent feel. This I like, great energy here."