Giant Steps Circle of Fifths Chardonnay 2025
- 96
- $62
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The fast-paced, early vintage of 2024 served as something of a dress rehearsal for the Yarra Valley in 2025—and the team at Giant Steps were ready.On the nose, the wine is initially restrained, almost bashful, but with a few confident swirls it reveals an intensity of fruit layered with seashell, powdered sandstone and lemon pith. The palate unfurls with white nectarine, yellow plum and starfruit, while pumice and sandy foreshore minerals ripple through, lending a distinctly maritime edge.There’s a striking precision here—lemon skin, citrus pulp and a white pineapple core held in a fine, tensile line. It speaks clearly of its own terra firma, remarkable considering the blend of site that it is and another compelling addition for Chardonnay devotees following Giant Steps. Serve with angel hair pasta and vongole for a pairing that mirrors its saline, coastal energy.
Shanteh cut her teeth at Sydney’s Award-Winning Quay restaurant where she worked for over a decade and was Head Sommelier from 2018 till 2022. She has been nominated for the Good Food Guide Sommelier of the Year award on three occasions and claims that her experience as a Len Evans scholar as one of the highlights of her career. Shanteh hosts her own weekly podcast ‘Over A Glass’ with the Deep in the Weeds Network and spends her time writing for various publications and judging at numerous wine shows across the country.
