Giant Steps Tarraford Vineyard Chardonnay 2023 Size::6 Bottle Case floral and bone dry

floral and bone dry

grown on calcareous marl soils at an altitude of 300m in Castagnole delle Lanze

then wild fermented in 500L French oak puncheons and left on lees for 2 years

gravelly loam over sandstone with some clay loam patches

Giant Steps Tarraford Vineyard Chardonnay 2023 Size::6 Bottle Case floral and bone dry97 Points Halliday Wine Companion Immediately appealing with its aromasfinely detailed and structured too. Philip Rich Vinification 100% handpicked and whole bunch pressed. The juice was then transferred directly to barrel by gravity with no settling, taking full lees. Fermented in 500L French oak puncheons. 20% malolactic fermentation. Matured for 9 months in new and used French oak 10% new, 90% seasoned, Mercurey, Taransaud and Dargaud & Jaegl.