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96
/ 100
Huon Hooke -
95
/ 100
James Halliday -
94+
/ 100
Mike Bennie
Red
Classification
Pinot Noir
Variety
2022
Vintage
750ml (Bottle)
Bottle Size
Australia
Country
Tasmania, Coal River
Region
13.5%
Alcohol %
Ready, but will Keep
Cellaring
Scores
96 / 100"Deep-ish red with a good strong tint of purple; very correct ripe cherry aromas, clean and bright. The wine is rich and ripe with abundant dark cherry flavours laced with subtle spices, and the palate is full, fruit-sweet and rounded, with ample soft fine tannins and highly appealing flavours that linger on well. This will reward some cellar time."
- Huon Hooke
95 / 100
"From the Nocton vineyard in Coal River Valley. Hand picked into a refrigerated container by 10.30am to make the boat to the mainland. The 60% MV6 clone is whole bunches and the 40% D5V12 clone is fully destemmed. All barriques, 20% new. A bright crimson red, this leaps from the glass with its heady aromas of red raspberries, wild strawberries and redcurrant, a little potpourri and spices such as mace and pink peppercorns. Brightly fruited yet nicely balanced with gently persistent tannins and refreshing acidity, it's so delicious from the get-go, you really can enjoy this now but know that it will still be looking good 5-7 years from now."
- James Halliday
94+ / 100
"The Tasmanian excursion for Giant Steps. Coal River Valley site. The grapes are picked, shipped straight over, and processed at the Giant Steps winery in the Yarra Valley the next day. “All of the fruits”, winemaker Mel Chester says. She’s 100% spot on here. Fresh, bold, refreshing, floral, blue and red berries, lots of oak spice through the aftertaste, eager as all hell through the mid palate but then measured and controlled through the back half. 94 in a heart beat. Love pinot, buy pinot. It tightens and becomes smokier through the finish but there’s so much flavour here, so much energy, and it’s well sustained. This is a super release."
- Mike Bennie
Tasting Notes
The 2022 vintage was a cool one, with delayed budburst and flowering due to cold weather. The grapes were picked late in the season, on April 22nd, which allowed them to achieve full ripeness.
The wine is a deep crimson color with a perfumed nose of red and black fruits, peony, Asian spices, orange peel, and a hint of fresh vanilla bean. On the palate, the wine is medium-bodied with a silky texture. The flavors are ripe and concentrated, with notes of red cherries, strawberries, spice, and earth. The tannins are ripe and well-integrated, and the finish is long and lingering.
The Giant Steps Fatal Shore Pinot Noir 2022 is a complex and elegant wine that is sure to please fans of the grape. It is a wine that can be enjoyed now, but it will also reward cellaring for several years.
Tasting Profile
- Light
- Full
- Low Tannin
- Tannic
- Sweet
- Dry
- Low Acidity
- High Acidity