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Giant Steps Tarraford Vineyard Syrah 2022

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Accolades:
97/100 – James Halliday Wine Companion
96/100 – Huon Hooke, The Real Review
95/100 – Stuart Knox, The Real Review
94/100 – James Suckling
Gold – Yarra Valley Wine Show 2023

“A single-block shiraz; 60% whole cluster co-fermented with 2% viognier and matured mainly in puncheons together with one large foudre. A medium, bright, crimson purple. The first Tarraford syrah since ’18, this promptly won the Trophy for Best Syrah at last year’s Yarra Valley Wine Show. Aromas of dark cherries, blueberries and graphite, with the viognier adding some exotic allspice and incense notes. Concentrated, tightly focused and beautifully balanced. Impressively long on the floral-infused finish. Super wine.” – Philip Rich, Halliday Wine Companion

“Deep, concentrated purple-red colour; the aromas are likewise bright, fresh intense and bold: white pepper, freshly picked herbs and red fruits including raspberry. There is a generous measure of whole-bunch tied up in this. The flavour is impressively intense and focused, elegant and spicy, long and penetrating. The tannins are velvet smooth but are doing their job beautifully. Lovely now and will surely reward keeping. A ripping cool-climate shiraz.” – Huon Hooke, The Real Review

“Deep ruby and purple colours in the glass. Mulberry, white pepper and lavender flowers on the nose. Medium to full bodied with ripe purple berries filling the centre palate. Notes of white pepper, graphite and floral undertone all add to the character while fine grained tannins bring both tension and drive to the line. Long finish with a lifted spice note lingering.” – Stuart Knox, The Real Review

“Spice-driven aromas of wild blackberries, blood plums, citrus peel, white pepper and dried herbs. The palate is full-bodied with fine tannins and integrated acidity, giving notes of blueberries, river stones and cured meat with a floral edge. Co-fermented with 2% viognier, giving lift and perfume. Drink or hold.” – James Suckling

Vintage Note: 2022 was a high quality but low yielding season in the Yarra Valley. A very cool, wet and stormy spring resulted in some challenging conditions around flowering and hence very poor fruit set. The season proceeded to dry out into December, with a dry and warm Christmas period. This exacerbated the already small bunch weights, leading to bunches that weighed up to 40% lower than average. The mild summer meant long, slow ripening and flavour concentration throughout summer, with some well-placed rain in January refreshing the vineyards at just the right time. The strong canopies and low fruit load meant we sailed neatly into picking with very little disease or weather pressure affecting our picking decisions. The grapes from 2022 came off the vine with lovely concentration and flavour with great natural acidity and tannin.

Winemaking Notes: The final Tarraford Syrah blend is comprised of two separate ferments from Block 4. The Whole Bunch portions (70% of the blend) were fermented for 14 days before being pressed and completing malolactic fermentation in French oak puncheons (25% New). The Destemmed portions (30% of the blend) went through a longer cooler fermentation before being pressed and matured in foudre (2000L) for 10 months. The wine was then blended and returned to the seasoned foudre for an additional 5 months to integrate before bottling by gravity.

Alcohol: 13.5%

Variety: Syrah

Region: Yarra Valley, Victoria, Australia

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