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Huon Hooke94 points
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Mike Bennie95 points
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James Halliday96 points
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Angus Hughson96 points
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James Suckling96 points
- Variety Chardonnay
- Vintage 2020
- Brand Giant Steps
- Cellaring Ready, but will Keep
- Wine Type White
- Alcohol Percentage 13.0% Alcohol
Giant Steps Ocarina Clay Ferment Chardonnay 2020"The Giant Steps Single Vineyard range is produced from the most site-expressi..."$59.99 -
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- Variety Chardonnay
- Vintage 2021
- Brand Giant Steps
- Cellaring Ready, but will Keep
- Wine Type White
- Alcohol Percentage 13.0% Alcohol
Giant Steps Ocarina Clay Ferment Chardonnay 2021"A selected parcel of fruit from each of our five single vineyard sites was w..."$59.99 -
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James Halliday95 points
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Mike Bennie93 points
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Wine Enthusiast93 points
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Decanter92 points
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James Suckling92 points
- Variety Chardonnay
- Vintage 2016
- Brand Giant Steps
- Cellaring 15 Plus Years
- Wine Type White
- Alcohol Percentage 14.0% Alcohol
Giant Steps Sexton Vineyard Chardonnay 2016"Brilliant pale straw colour with a glimmer of green around the outskirts and ..."$54.99 -
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- Variety Chardonnay
- Vintage 2018
- Brand Giant Steps
- Cellaring 5-10 Years
- Wine Type White
- Alcohol Percentage 13.5% Alcohol
Giant Steps Sexton Vineyard Chardonnay 2018"A luscious and complex Yarra Chardonnay from one of the most respected and co..."$44.99 -
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Mike Bennie93 points
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Huon Hooke92 points
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James Halliday'94 points
- Variety Chardonnay
- Vintage 2020
- Brand Giant Steps
- Cellaring 5-10 Years
- Wine Type White
- Alcohol Percentage 13.0% Alcohol
Giant Steps Tarraford Vineyard Chardonnay 2020"100% hand picked. Whole bunch pressed very gently with an early “cut” due to ..."$59.99 -
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- Variety Chardonnay
- Vintage 2021
- Brand Giant Steps
- Cellaring 5-10 Years
- Wine Type White
- Alcohol Percentage 13.0% Alcohol
Giant Steps Tarraford Vineyard Chardonnay 2021"100% hand picked. Whole bunch pressed. The juice was then transferred direc..."$59.99 -
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James Halliday97 points
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Campbell Mattin96 points
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Aaron Brasher96 points
- Variety Chardonnay
- Vintage 2022
- Brand Giant Steps
- Cellaring 5-10 Years
- Wine Type White
- Alcohol Percentage 13.5% Alcohol
Giant Steps Tarraford Vineyard Chardonnay 2022"The Giant Steps Tarraford Vineyard Chardonnay 2022 is a single-vineyard Chard..."$74.99 -
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- Variety Chardonnay
- Vintage 2019
- Brand Giant Steps
- Cellaring 5-10 Years
- Wine Type White
- Alcohol Percentage 13.5% Alcohol
Giant Steps Yarra Valley Chardonnay 2019"Natural winemaking philosophy, while making quality the priority."$37.29 -
- Variety Chardonnay
- Vintage 2020
- Brand Giant Steps
- Cellaring 5-10 Years
- Wine Type White
- Alcohol Percentage 13.5% Alcohol
Giant Steps Yarra Valley Chardonnay 2020"Natural winemaking philosophy, while making quality the priority. Beautifully..."$33.90 -
- Variety Chardonnay
- Vintage 2021
- Brand Giant Steps
- Cellaring 5-10 Years
- Wine Type White
- Alcohol Percentage 13.5% Alcohol
Giant Steps Yarra Valley Chardonnay 2021"Natural winemaking philosophy, while making quality the priority. Beautifully..."$35.00 -
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James Halliday96 points
- Variety Chardonnay
- Vintage 2018
- Brand Giant Steps
- Cellaring Ready, but will Keep
- Wine Type White
- Alcohol Percentage 13.0% Alcohol
Giant Steps ‘Applejack Vineyard’ Chardonnay 2018"The Giant Steps Single Vineyard range is produced from the most site-expressi..."$55.00 -
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James Halliday96 points
- Variety Chardonnay
- Vintage 2019
- Brand Giant Steps
- Cellaring Ready, but will Keep
- Wine Type White
- Alcohol Percentage 13.0% Alcohol
Giant Steps ‘Applejack Vineyard’ Chardonnay 2019"Applejack Vineyard, in the upper Yarra Valley, was planted by respected vitic..."$50.00 -
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Huon Hooke95 points
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Mike Bennie91 points
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James Halliday'96 points
- Variety Chardonnay
- Vintage 2020
- Brand Giant Steps
- Cellaring Ready, but will Keep
- Wine Type White
- Alcohol Percentage 13.0% Alcohol
Giant Steps ‘Applejack Vineyard’ Chardonnay 2020"Applejack Vineyard, in the upper Yarra Valley, was planted by respected vitic..."$59.99 -
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- Variety Chardonnay
- Vintage 2021
- Brand Giant Steps
- Cellaring Ready, but will Keep
- Wine Type White
- Alcohol Percentage 13.0% Alcohol
Giant Steps ‘Applejack Vineyard’ Chardonnay 2021"Applejack Vineyard, in the upper Yarra Valley, was planted by respected vitic..."$59.99 -
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James Halliday95 points
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Campbell Mattin94 points
- Variety Chardonnay
- Vintage 2022
- Brand Giant Steps
- Cellaring Ready, but will Keep
- Wine Type White
- Alcohol Percentage 13.0% Alcohol
Giant Steps ‘Applejack Vineyard’ Chardonnay 2022"the Giant Steps Yarra Valley Chardonnay 2022. This wine is a product of a hig..."$80.00 -
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Huon Hooke93 points
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Mike Bennie92 points
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James Halliday'95 points
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Gary Walsh92+ points
- Variety Chardonnay
- Vintage 2020
- Brand Giant Steps
- Cellaring Ready, but will Keep
- Wine Type White
- Alcohol Percentage 13.0% Alcohol
Giant Steps ‘sexton Vineyard’ Chardonnay 2020"The Giant Steps Single Vineyard range is produced from the most site-expressi..."$62.99 -
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- Variety Chardonnay
- Vintage 2021
- Brand Giant Steps
- Cellaring Ready, but will Keep
- Wine Type White
- Alcohol Percentage 13.0% Alcohol
Giant Steps ‘Sexton Vineyard’ Chardonnay 2021"100% hand picked – a spectacular year with every block and clone contributin..."$65.00 -
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James Halliday96 points
- Variety Chardonnay
- Vintage 2022
- Brand Giant Steps
- Cellaring Ready, but will Keep
- Wine Type White
- Alcohol Percentage 13.0% Alcohol
Giant Steps ‘Sexton Vineyard’ Chardonnay 2022"The 2022 Giant Steps Sexton Chardonnay is a single-vineyard wine made from 50..."$80.00 -
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Mike Bennie94 points
- Variety Chardonnay
- Vintage 2017
- Brand Giant Steps
- Cellaring Ready, but will Keep
- Wine Type White
- Alcohol Percentage 13.5% Alcohol
Giant Steps ‘Tarraford Vineyard’ Chardonnay 2017"2017 was a textbook cool climate vintage in Yarra Valley. Begins with aromas ..."$44.99 -
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Mike Bennie94 points
- Variety Chardonnay
- Vintage 2017
- Brand Giant Steps
- Cellaring Ready, but will Keep
- Wine Type White
- Alcohol Percentage 13.0% Alcohol
Giant Steps ‘Wombat Creek Vineyard’ Chardonnay 2017"The Giant Steps Single Vineyard range is produced from the most site-expressi..."$50.00 -
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Mike Bennie94 points
- Variety Chardonnay
- Vintage 2019
- Brand Giant Steps
- Cellaring Ready, but will Keep
- Wine Type White
- Alcohol Percentage 13.0% Alcohol
Giant Steps ‘Wombat Creek Vineyard’ Chardonnay 2019"The Giant Steps Single Vineyard range is produced from the most site-expressi..."$50.00 -
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Huon Hooke96 points
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Mike Bennie91 points
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James Halliday'93 points
- Variety Chardonnay
- Vintage 2020
- Brand Giant Steps
- Cellaring Ready, but will Keep
- Wine Type White
- Alcohol Percentage 13.0% Alcohol
Giant Steps ‘Wombat Creek Vineyard’ Chardonnay 2020"The Giant Steps Single Vineyard range is produced from the most site-expressi..."$59.99 -
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- Variety Chardonnay
- Vintage 2021
- Brand Giant Steps
- Cellaring Ready, but will Keep
- Wine Type White
- Alcohol Percentage 13.0% Alcohol
Giant Steps ‘Wombat Creek Vineyard’ Chardonnay 2021"The Giant Steps Single Vineyard range is produced from the most site-expressi..."$64.99 -
- Variety Chardonnay
- Vintage 2022
- Brand Giant Steps
- Cellaring Ready, but will Keep
- Wine Type White
- Alcohol Percentage 13.0% Alcohol
Giant Steps ‘Wombat Creek Vineyard’ Chardonnay 2022"The Giant Steps Wombat Creek Chardonnay 2022 is a single-vineyard Chardonnay ..."$80.00
Chardonnay is one of the most versatile white wine grapes and one of the most widely planted in the world. This classic grape variety first came to Australia in the late 1920s but it wasn't until the 1970s that it become the most widely planted variety in the country.
The peak of its fame came in the 1980s but the style, full of "oaky" buttery flavours, has since become less popular. Today Chardonnay tends to be more restrained with outstanding structure and balance. Look for hints of vanilla/oak flavours and plenty of ripe, melon/grapefruit to ripe peach fruit, from warmer inland regions (Murray Darling, Riverland, Riverina). The Yarra Valley and Margaret River are know for producing wonderful Chardonnay examples that show fruit richness and complexity. Whilst from the coolest regions, such as Tasmania, Adelaide Hills and Mornington Peninsula the characters are more subtle, restrained, mineral with citrus and grapefruit.
It is suited to a wide variety of soils, though it excels in soils with a high limestone content as found in Champagne, Chablis, and the Côte d`Or. Burgundy is Chardonnay's spiritual home and the best White Burgundies are dry, rich, honeyed wines with marvelous poise, elegance and balance.
Chardonnay is critical to the Champagne blend, providing backbone and finesse. It is the only grape that can be used to produce Blanc de Blancs. It is also widely planted in California, Chile and South Africa, and New Zealand.