Chardonnay Bastard Hill, Giant Steps 2025

The idea is that this is Chablis-esque but the wine is richer and has more tropical-fruit flavours than most Chablis although it’s definitely fresher than the Sexton 2025. Drink: 2026-2034

Planted in '87 in Gladysdale at 400m. This vineyard gets picked a full month after Tarraford and Sexton! This is the third and best wine Giant Steps has made from this cool site. A very bright green gold. Penetrating aromas of crushed rock, nashi pear, ruby grapefruit and orange blossom. It's pure and precise on the palate, with a saline acid line giving the wine structure and length. A special wine that will age effortlessly over the next decade.