Giant Steps Yarra Valley 'Light Dry Red' 2018

Shows delicate spice, fruit, nut and smoky character. Moreish and delicious this is superb.

Giant Steps, one of the Yarra Valley’s premier producers, have crafted this LDR - Pinot Noir and Syrah blend as an ode to the old ways of Australian winemaking, with a nod to the wine styles of Beaujolais. This is just flat out delicious, yet sophisticated. Almost an equal blend, it shows delicate spice, fruit, nut and smokey character complementing its medium body and svelte texture. Does exceedingly well with a light chill.

Producer: Giant Steps

Region/Country: Yarra Valley, Australia

Grape/s: Pinot Noir, Syrah

Production Method: Sustainable farming. Fermentation in small vats with some carbonic maceration. 7 months maturation in seasoned French oak. Bottled unfined and unfiltered

Style: Exotic spice and fruit aromatics. Medium bodied, juicy and savoury

Pairing Suggestion: Versatile, all types of fish and meat dishes

 Variety: Pinot Noir

Profile: Known as the Heartbreak grape owing to its tumultuous nature in the vineyard. Pinot Noir is best suited to cooler regions, including most famously Burgundy in France where it produces the most sought after and expensive wines in the world. Thin skinned and early ripening, Pinot is a very transparent variety, capable of showing subtle differences in terroir and pronounced regional character. Flavours found in young Pinot include raspberries, strawberries, cherries and violets; with time these evolve into a bouquet often reminiscent of game, liquorice and autumnal undergrowth.

Classic Regions: Burgundy, Loire Valley, Alsace (France), Baden, Ahr (Germany), Yarra Valley, Tasmania, Mornington Peninsula (Australia), Walker Bay (South Africa), Russian River Valley, Oregon (USA)