Awards and Accolades

96 Points, Special Value Wine - James Halliday, Wine Companion
"Each of the '16 Giant Steps Chardonnays were vinified in exactly the same way (wild-fermented in French puncheons, 20% new, no battonage, matured for 10 months), each bottled 23 Jan '17. The Upper Yarra Valley gives the wine a finely honed elegance, casting a spell on the mouth. It's very long, and very fine. These three wines were tasted 1 week after bottling, hard on the wine, hard on the taster."

Top 100 Wineries of the World 2013, 2014 & 2015, 2016 - Wine & Spirits Magazine
Gourmet Traveller Wine 'Winemaker of the Year' 2016 - Steve Flamsteed
☆☆☆☆☆ - James Halliday Winery Rating

2015 Vintage: 96 Points - Campbell Mattinson, Wine Front
"This wine sings. It hooks you straight off. Yes it tastes of white peach, crunchy apple, pear and grapefruit, and there might even be spots of honey and pineapple. But the main impression is the way it draws you straight in and keeps you under its spell long after you’ve swallowed. It really quite something. Sweet bran and assorted flashes of spice are part and parcel of a sensational offering. As indeed are long lines of cleansing/mouthwatering acidity."

From the Winery

Natural winemaking philosophy, while making quality the priority. Minimal intervention in the vineyard and 100% hand-picked.

Indigenous fermentation in 500L French puncheons. No batonage. No malolactic fermentation.

10 months in new and used French oak - 20% new, 80% older. Bottled by gravity, no filtration at bottling.