Vintage
2020
ABV
13%
Wine Type
White
Wine Style
Still
Wine Description
100% hand-picked, all fruit is chilled overnight to 12°C. Whole bunch pressed, fermentation on full juice solids, wild yeast. Fermented entirely in 500L French puncheons (10% new, 90% older). No lees stirring. 20% of the blend has undergone spontaneous malolactic fermentation. Matured in French oak for 8 months (10% new, 90% older). Blended and chilled in tank prior to bottling in late Spring. Naturally high acidity and bright flavours.
Accolades
Wine Enthusiast Top 100 Wines of 2020 (#24)
Winemaker's Bio
Prior to pursuing his passion for wine, Steve Flamsteed developed many culinary passions, including cheese making, which would take him to France to study his trade. But it was after working at Chateau du Bluizard in Beaujolais that he was inspired to become a winemaker. Steve graduated with a Bachelor of Science in 1993 from Roseworthy Agricultural College. Prior to joining Giant Steps as Winemaker in August 2003, he worked for Leeuwin Estate in Margaret River and Yarra Burn Winery in the Yarra Valley. Steve is a Len Evans Scholar and has completed several vintages overseas, including in Alsace and Brouilly, and is an experienced show judge.
