GIANT STEPS FATAL SHORE PINOT NOIR 2020

COAL RIVER VALLEY  Tasmania Pinot noir 2020

Fruit from the Coal River Valley in Tassie, but made in the Yarra via the gentle way that defines Giant Steps. Yet the density and power of the place, the fruit intensity, comes through strongly. Dark cherries abound, but so too savoury, umami flavours of soy sauce and dried porcini with meaty reduction and spicy oak adding another layer. Full bodied with shapely tannins and a persuasive finish. A neat counterpoint to the Yarra Valley single-vineyard wines.”
95 points, Jane Faulkner (2020 Vintage)