Community Tasting Notes 15

• Lousyfreak Likes this wine: 91 points

  January 31, 2022 - Pop and pour.
  
  I like the nose. Captivating vanilla strawberry. Bright red currants with that light fresh soil that comes from the stemmed fruit.
  
  Palate falls flat and thin. Expected more from that beautiful nose.
  
  Light finishing and refreshing if chill.
  
  I like it for the nose. Nice afternoon drink but not as enticing and complex.

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• Conde Likes this wine: 93 points

  December 22, 2021 - I really enjoyed this bottle, excellent pinot noir!
  Expressive nose with fruit caramel, raspberry, strawberry, cherry, herbs, white pepper and soil or dirt.Quite a distinguished nose!
  Fruity and smooth on the palate, with the roundest of tannins and a very well balanced acidity. Fruity and flirty but with enough structure not to loose balance and elegance. Will hold for a few years, but this is ready in my opinion.

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• smenzies wrote: 89 points

  August 10, 2021 - Decanted and drank over 2hrs .. needs 1hr decant and improves over time but a bitterness persists that I hope will dissipate .. suggest wait for 2 yrs before next tasting

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• Darke Peak Likes this wine: 97 points

  March 1, 2021 - PNP, fruit forward, good straight from the bottle but did improve after an hour. Light colour, vanilla and red fruit on the nose. Very fine tannins. Fresh and easy to enjoy. It will continue to age well over another 5+ years but I like it where it is right now (and probably another 1-2 years). This was my first GS Applejack PN. I plan to open a ‘13, ‘16 and ‘18 in a vertical tasting; maybe I’ll change my mind about drinking age.

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• Dinamarca wrote: 92 points

  January 1, 2021 - - Purple color with medium forming legs and aromas of strawberry, raspberry, licorice anise, black pepper and geranium. It's balanced and has flavours of strawberry, raspberry, chocolate, black pepper and dusty with a light/medium body. Polished texture with a medium finish.

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Wine Definition

• Vintage 2018
• Type Red
• Producer Giant Steps
• Varietal Pinot Noir
• Designation n/a
• Vineyard Applejack Vineyard
• Country Australia
• Region Victoria
• SubRegion Port Phillip
• Appellation Yarra Valley
• UPC Code 9351105000275

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• Consumed 270 (50%)

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