{"product_id":"2024-giant-steps-yarra-valley-chardonnay","title":"2024 Giant Steps Yarra Valley Chardonnay","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe Yarra Valley Chardonnay is always a killer introduction to the Giant Steps range - and the 2024 vintage is bang on form.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe fruit is drawn from across five of Giant Steps’ key sites - Sexton, Gruyere Farm, Tarraford, Applejack, and Wombat Creek - giving a complete picture of the region in one glass. A classic season brought excellent flavour ripeness and natural acidity, and winemaker Mel Chester has nailed the brief again: purity, precision, and a heap of charm.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWhole-bunch pressed, wild fermented and raised in mostly old French oak, this is a wine driven by citrus and white stone fruit, but it’s the tension and mineral drive that leave a mark. A touch of malo and lees work gives it just the right amount of flesh without dulling the zip.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn short, it’s sleek, textural, and incredibly polished. Whether you’re restocking your fridge or dipping your toe into Yarra Chardonnay for the first time, this is a no-brainer. One of the best-value cool-climate Chardonnays in the country, year in, year out.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cblockquote\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e95 points\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"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.\"\u003cbr\u003e- Philip Rich (Halliday Wine Companion)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/blockquote\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ciframe width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/pBayFm3GNKc?si=AqaV2DA12w9C02NC\" title=\"YouTube video player\"\u003e\u003c\/iframe\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Giant Steps","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56141647380852,"sku":"oqg1789955976075","price":18.68,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1000\/5613\/8100\/files\/2024-giant-steps-yarra-valley-chardonnay_1.webp?v=1789955979","url":"https:\/\/petcameramon.shop\/products\/2024-giant-steps-yarra-valley-chardonnay","provider":"My Store","version":"1.0","type":"link"}