Giant Steps Yarra Valley Chardonnay 2024

Cellar or drinkWhite wineAustralia95 points - Philip Rich, Halliday Wine CompanionScrew top

Yarra Valley chardonnay done right 🍋🌿

Giant Steps has built a serious reputation in Australian wine, with 35+ trophies, 100+ gold medals, and a seven-time winner of Wine & Spirits ‘Top Wineries of the Year’. Most recently, they were named 2025 Halliday Winery of the Year.

The 2024 Giant Steps Yarra Valley Chardonnay is a masterclass in balance—bright, textural, and everything you want from cool-climate Aussie chardonnay.

Sourced from multiple high-elevation sites across the region, it’s all citrus and stone fruit, wrapped in elegant French oak and crisp natural acidity. Fermented with wild yeasts, this is Giant Steps doing what they do best: purity, precision, and serious drinkability.

Drink window,2024 to 2031
Type,White wine
Varietals,Chardonnay
Vintage,2024
ABV,12.8%
Country,Australia
Region,Victoria
Sub region,Yarra Valley
Bottle size,750ml
Bottle closure,Screw top

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Flavour & structure
Stone fruitOak & vanillaCreamy textureBalanced
Food pairing
Seafood & fishChicken & poultryCheese

What the experts say about this wine

An even split of upper and lower Yarra fruit; both estate grown and from growers. Less mlf than last year. Smells fleshy with aromas of stone fruits, together with a little pink grapefruit and light citrus notes. It's both approachable and gentle, even as a young wine, but the balance for drinking now or cellaring in the short to medium term is absolutely spot on.

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