Giant Steps, Fatal Shore Pinot Noir

Dark, deep garnet in colour with deep purple hues. The wine itself is brooding in nature with impressive depth and fruit purity. The bouquet brings enticing aromas of red cherry, rose petal, bracken and blueberries which lead to a very energetic palate in which the tannins wrap and expand out the finish. It is long and vibrant with a fine backbone of acidity.

When the saxophonist John Coltrane split with Miles Davis in the late 50s, he wasted little time releasing his visionary Giant Steps album. Owner Phil Sexton is a jazz fan and was inspired by the album and Coltrane's foresight. When he sold his Devil's Lair vineyard in Margaret River to relocate and replant in the Yarra Valley, he named his wine in Coltrane's honour. Giant Steps is a premium Yarra Valley outfit founded by Phil Sexton located in the in the township of Healesville. Since appointing Steve Flamsteed as his head winemaker and eventual business partner, Sexton and Flamsteed have developed a reputation for producing some of the region's finest examples of single vineyard wines. From the vineyard to the final bottled wine, every aspect of the Giant Steps process is geared towards making truly world-class wine. The focus is on what the Yarra does best - Pinot Noir, Chardonnay, Shiraz/Syrah and Bordeaux-variety blends - and showcasing the unique terroirs of some of the region's finest vineyards. Giant Steps has forged a reputation for delivering some of Australia’s most consistent, over-performing, varietal wines.