Giant Steps Applejack Vineyard Chardonnay 2025Applejack vineyard was planted at Gladysdale by Ray Guerin in '97, and only 2ha of its 11ha are planted to chardonnay. Fermented and matured in neutral puncheons. While this is a little richer than the '24, all the hallmarks of this vineyard are still here. Light stone fruits, lemon, white flowers and a little flint. The palate is equally restrained, with a lovely fine vein of acidity that runs through the wine. Finishes long and precise. An Applejack

Loads of juicy fruit but with a mineral and saline edge

this is all red cherry and coffee on the nose with a pretty similar palate following through with firm

with a refined line-up of fizz

Despite this initial impression

Loads of orchard fruits like crunchy pear with a touch of honey and whole lot of salinity

Such finesse

bursting with watermelon

A seriously great wine

as so often happen when love is involved

It's one of the world's great age-worthy white wines

Full structured and firm tannins

and dried apricots