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    95 Points

    Giant Steps Coal River Pinot Noir 2024
    Giant Steps Coal River Pinot Noir 2024
    Giant Steps Coal River Pinot Noir 2024
    Giant Steps Coal River Pinot Noir 2024
    Giant Steps Coal River Pinot Noir 2024

    Giant Steps Coal River Pinot Noir 2024

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      Tasmania’s Coal River Valley brings a darker, more brooding edge to the Giant Steps Pinot family. The fruit comes from the Nocton Vineyard, planted in 1999 on calcareous sandstone soils just inland from Hobart. Longer daylight hours and the cool maritime climate shape Pinot Noir with density, structure and an unmistakable savoury line.

      The 2024 harvest was hand-picked in the early morning and transported across Bass Strait to preserve freshness. In the cellar, a mix of whole-bunch and destemmed fruit was fermented before spending eight months in French oak (25% new). The result is a wine that speaks differently to Yarra Valley Pinot—more muscular and deeply fruited, yet still defined by clarity and restraint.

      Coal River Pinot Noir is the outlier in the Giant Steps range: rich in dark cherry, cola spice and ferrous earth, framed by fine, long tannins and a cool-climate backbone. It’s a wine of presence and longevity, offering a complementary southern voice to the winery’s Yarra classics.

      Tasmania’s Coal River Valley brings a darker, more brooding edge to the Giant Steps Pinot family. The fruit comes from the Nocton Vineyard, planted in 1999 on calcareous sandstone soils just inland from Hobart. Longer daylight hours and the cool maritime climate shape Pinot Noir with density, structure and an unmistakable savoury line.

      The 2024 harvest was hand-picked in the early morning and transported across Bass Strait to preserve freshness. In the cellar, a mix of whole-bunch and destemmed fruit was fermented before spending eight months in French oak (25% new). The result is a wine that speaks differently to Yarra Valley Pinot—more muscular and deeply fruited, yet still defined by clarity and restraint.

      Coal River Pinot Noir is the outlier in the Giant Steps range: rich in dark cherry, cola spice and ferrous earth, framed by fine, long tannins and a cool-climate backbone. It’s a wine of presence and longevity, offering a complementary southern voice to the winery’s Yarra classics.

      Maker

      Giant Steps

      Varietal

      Pinot Noir

      Country

      Australia

      Region

      Coal River Valley, Tasmania

      Vintage

      2024

      ABV

      13.5%

      Bottle size

      750ml

      Trusted by the professionals

      Giant Steps Coal River Pinot Noir 2024

      Less floral, more fruit. This brings the polish, the flavour, the seduction. It offers the freshest of red and black cherries with woodsmoke and cedar running through, a touch of mint maybe, semblances of undergrowth, gorgeous length, the tannin almost seeming to blossom itself. Beautiful wine. Complete.

      — Campbell Mattinson, The Wine Front, 95 Points

      From the Nocton vineyard in the Coal River Valley… With its aromas of dark fruits, sarsaparilla, violets and bay leaf, this is the big personality in the Giant Steps pinot range! Equally flamboyant on the palate, richly fruited and balanced with ripe, muscular tannins—ensuring this will be long-lived, too.

      — Philip Rich, Halliday Wine Companion, 95 Points

      Lifted black cherry aromas with negroni/chinotto/marzipan notes. Richly concentrated and pure-fruited Pinot Noir with intense black cherry, strawberry fruits, chalky/al dente textures, underlying vanilla, grilled nut, saline notes and fresh long juicy acidity. Finishes long and crispy. Beautifully made wine with lovely density and volume.

      — Andrew Caillard MW, The Vintage Journal, 96 Points

      Giant Steps

      Founded in 1997 by Phil Sexton, Giant Steps was born from a desire to craft cool-climate Pinot Noir and Chardonnay with clarity and site expression in the Yarra Valley. Sexton, already a pioneer in Margaret River, saw untapped potential in the steep slopes near Gruyere — now home to the iconic Sexton Vineyard. A jazz devotee, he named the winery after John Coltrane’s landmark album Giant Steps, a nod to the bold creative pursuit of something singular.

      Over the decades, Giant Steps has drawn some of the most respected names in Australian wine. Steve Flamsteed joined as winemaker in 2003, cementing a house style focused on precision and transparency across six distinct vineyard sites. In 2021, Melanie Chester stepped in as Head of Winemaking and Viticulture, bringing a deep respect for the estate’s history and a commitment to pushing its potential even further.

      Tasting notes

      NOSE
      Dark & Lifted

      Black cherry, violets and bay leaf, layered with spice, sarsaparilla and woodsmoke.

      PALATE
      Structured & Savoury

      Dense fruit weight of cherry and black tea, with cola spice and undergrowth complexity.

      FINISH
      Long & Mineral

      Fine-grained tannins and saline freshness carry through a long, resonant close.