2018 Giant Steps Syrah Tarraford Vineyard

Community Tasting Notes (4) Avg Score: 89.7 points

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  7/1/2021 - Derek Darth Taster wrote: 91 Points

  Giant Steps new releases Zoom tasting. Drank in Gabriel Standart.
  Appearance is clear, deep intensity, purplish ruby colour. Legs.
  Nose is clean, medium+ intensity, with aromas of dark black + purple fruits - blackberries, boysenberries, plush dark plums, peppercorn spice. Developing.
  On the palate, dry, high acidity, medium+ alcohol (14%), lush high tannins, full body. Medium+ flavour intensity, with flavours of plush dark red and black plums, boysenberries, blackberries, graphite, fresh raw dark meat sprinkled with gentle black pepper spice. With more air, sweet licorice and sweet baking spices.
  Very good quality. More nods to Rhone Syrah than Aussie Shiraz. Like a Crozes Hermitage. Needs to be slowly appreciated. Another 2+ years to integrate I guess.

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  4/13/2021 - chatters wrote:

  Low intensity aromas shows slightly vegetal, meaty, blackberry, slight stalks, slight black pepper, a slight reductive, leather and plum with time. On the palate it's initially fruit sweet then grippy tannins arrive that are floury textured and a little reductive, a touch of black pepper and alcohol warmth that is non-intrusive.

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  2/27/2021 - richard.presser Likes this wine: 89 Points

  Good lower YV shiraz flavours. Needs time.

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  7/22/2020 - chatters wrote:

  Gourmet Traveller wine Victorian Shiraz (Winespace, Surry Hills): Warm, dusty, jubey and baked black fruit, sweet spice, very slight menthol notes on the nose. Juicy, slightly more red than black fruit is on the palate, chalky tannic burr isn't overpowering. Balanced but very slightly anonymous. Hmm

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