Giant Steps Wombat Creek Chardonnay, Yarra Valley, 2021 Domaine Chauveau inlaid with graphite and anise

inlaid with graphite and anise notes

It displays a gorgeous core of black cherry and brambly blackberry

with a touch of grapefruit peel adding sharpness

this wine opens with ripe golden apple

Giant Steps Wombat Creek Chardonnay, Yarra Valley, 2021 Domaine Chauveau inlaid with graphite and aniseFrom the highest altitude vineyard in the Yarra on volcanic loam soils, Wombat Creek really walks to its own beat. The lemony vibrancy typical to Chardonnay in this region is present, but here it's more like the whole lemon (flesh, rind, juice)round, fleshy and pithy. There are white orchard blossoms, nashi pear and minerally, saline characters. The palate is tightly structured, yet beautifully balanced, walking a tightrope of power and delicacy. It's