Giant Steps Sexton Vineyard Pinot Noir 2015

Giant Steps Sexton Vineyard Pinot Noir 2015Philip Rich Top 20 Wines of 2016 "Hooleydooley. If ya like ya pinot noir, and well, most of us do, then ya gunna like the Giant Steps 2015s. Perfect storm. How good are these vineyards? How good is Steve Flamsteed and co?" Mike Bennie Giant Steps is recognized as a global benchmark for cool climate Chardonnay and Pinot Noir. The winery was established in 1998, one year after founder Phil Sexton arrived in the Yarra Valley in search of ideal sites to

fresh and fruity

rock wallabies bouncing through

The nose gives developed flint and fresh nougat to varietal stone fruits that are backed by generous wood smoke like aromatics

and underbrush that are rounded out by more base driven notes of earth

So when they inspected a property now known as Helen's Hill Estate in 1996

the 2012 Cahoots is a full bodied shiraz

creamy ultra fine grained tannins

ripe blackcurrant fruit floods the bouquet

to improve the vineyard with a focus on sustainable wine growing

complexing herbs and florals

some musky flavour

Their winery is located in the Mornington Peninsula adjacent to their flagship vineyard Capella