2016 Giant Steps Pinot Noir Applejack Vineyard

Community Tasting Notes (6) Avg Score: 90.9 points

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  11/10/2023 - colinscellar Likes this wine: 92 Points

  Red cherry and raspberry fruit with a stalky freshness. Sweet vanilla contrasts with warm and peppery spices. Soft tannins but firm acid, should live for years. Great stuff.

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  1/22/2022 - richard.presser Likes this wine: 89 Points

  Briary, oaky, spicey nose. Lifted muted red cherry/raspberry fruits.
  Palate follows the nose. A nice combination of spicy pinot fruit and oak. Showing some bottle devt lift. A vg Yarra Valley Pinot. Applejack shows good credentials. Beginning to show some devt. but will be better with more time.

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  8/5/2021 - rcha001 Likes this wine: 92 Points

  Appearance - lovely ruby core with bright red hues. Lots of legs with medium viscosity
  Nose - ripe strawberries with cherries , forest floor and cedar spice
  Palate - very lush red fruits, cherries at forefront with forest floor in the background. The spicy cedar also laced in. Tannins are ultra fine and very well balanced.
  
  Delicious

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  6/23/2017 - richard.presser Likes this wine: 91 Points

  Restrained nose. Firm but unexpressed palate. Good tannin and acid. Needs time. 2021-30.

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  5/9/2017 - Wozza Likes this wine: 93 Points

  Privileged to try a pre-release of one of Australia's rising Pinot stars. Steve Flamesteed's Single Vineyard Series have been scoring big, renowned for their fruit purity and Green credentials. The close planted, Applejack Vineyard in that Series sits in the cooler climes of the Upper Yarra.
  
  The dark, but translucent cherry colour. Leads to a bright, sweet mix of cherry, strawberry, double cream & hints of undergrowth & Fr herbs. The med-bodied palate is pristine. A seamless mix of those flavours quickly builds to an undergrowthy, spicy mid-palate wave with a nice line of fennel, adding interest. The finish lingers delicately. It's a promising wine. For now, it gets a Wozza 93.5/100 (3.9/5.0) from me.

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