{"product_id":"2024-giant-steps-winery-chardonnay-750ml","title":"2024 Giant Steps Winery Chardonnay 750ml","description":"\u003ch4\u003ePre-Order: This item will be fulfilled and dispatched within one week after your order is placed.\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\n\u003ch4\u003eAwards, Ratings \u0026amp; Reviews\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e95\/100\u003c\/strong\u003e — Philip Rich, Halliday Wine Companion · 2024 Vintage · Published: 3 March 2025\u003cbr\u003e\n“An even split of upper and lower Yarra fruit; both estate grown and from growers. Less mlf than last year. Smells fleshy with aromas of stone fruits, together with a little pink grapefruit and light citrus notes. It's both approachable and gentle, even as a young wine, but the balance for drinking now or cellaring in the short to medium term is absolutely spot on.”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e93\/100\u003c\/strong\u003e — Campbell Mattinson, The Wine Front · 2024 Vintage · Published: 15 May 2025\u003cbr\u003e\n“I’d sit down and hook into this in a heartbeat. It’s a chardonnay with drinkability written all over it. Stonefruit, tonic water, lemon sherbet, musk and smoky bacon notes come drenched in nashi pear and cream. It’s dry, lively, well-fruited and flavoursome, but the finish has that slightly briny, slightly grapefruity edge that makes you want more. Yes please to this one. 93+”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch4\u003eAbout This Wine\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe 2024 vintage is a classic Yarra Valley season, with a cool spring, ideal flowering, and moderate yields. Rainfall around New Year supported vine health before a warm and dry late February delivered excellent ripening conditions and a compressed harvest.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAll Pinot Noir and Chardonnay parcels were harvested within a three-week window, contributing to consistency and fruit quality.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHand-picked fruit was whole bunch pressed and fermented in French oak puncheons (15% new), with full solids. Approximately 10% underwent malolactic fermentation, followed by maturation on full lees in a reductive environment until blending and bottling.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch4\u003eProducer Notes\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eGreat flavour, bright acidity and balance.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch4\u003eAbout the Producer\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eGiant Steps produces wines focused on expressing individual vineyard sites across the Yarra Valley, with an emphasis on minimal intervention, low yields and detailed winemaking.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe winery is recognised for Chardonnay and Pinot Noir, crafted with restraint and precision, and has received multiple accolades including Halliday 5-star winery status and Wine \u0026amp; Spirits “Top Wineries of the Year”.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch4\u003eSpecifications\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eVintage: 2024\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\u003cli\u003eGrape Variety: Chardonnay\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\u003cli\u003eRegion: Yarra Valley \/ Victoria \/ Australia\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\u003cli\u003eAlcohol: 12.8%\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\u003cli\u003eAcidity pH: 3.08\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\u003cli\u003eAcidity TA: 7.7 g\/L\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\u003cli\u003eClosure: Screwcap\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\u003cli\u003eWinemaker: Melanie Chester\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Joval","offers":[{"title":"Single","offer_id":51964058075438,"sku":"SK51470853","price":34.9,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true},{"title":"6 pack","offer_id":51964058108206,"sku":"SK43604056","price":204.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0686\/6596\/6894\/files\/2024GiantStepsWineryChardonnay750ml.png?v=1776319207","url":"https:\/\/www.jcfinewines.au\/products\/2024-giant-steps-winery-chardonnay-750ml","provider":"JC FINE WINES","version":"1.0","type":"link"}