Skip to content
wine@goedhuiswaddesdon.com +44 (0)20 7793 7900
Search 0 Open cart dialog

Giant Steps 2025 | Cool Climate Chardonnay & Pinot Noir from Australia's Yarra Valley

Fast becoming a reference point for Australia's cool climate haven Yarra Valley, Giant Steps has cemented its reputation for world-class Chardonnay and Pinot Noir. Founded in 1997 by Phil Sexton, Giant Steps (named for the seminal John Coltrane album) quickly became a Yarra Valley standout, crafting expressive, cool-climate wines from distinct single sites. With winemaker Mel Chester (and her trusty canine companion Myrtle) now at the helm, the estate has gone from strength to strength, crowned 2025 Winery of the Year by Aussie wine bible Halliday Wine Companion.

2025 Giant Steps Sexton Vineyard Chardonnay Yarra Valley - 6x75cl

  • White
  • 2026 - 2032
  • Giant Steps
  • 6x75cl
  • Yarra valley, Australia
  • Available Later
Pricing
£200.00 In Bond £261.49 Duty Paid inc VAT

  • Goedhuis Waddesdon, October 2026

    A bright, clean nose of red apple and pink grapefruit. Notes of yuzu and ginger bring an aromatic lift, while a small proportion of Gin Gin clone Chardonnay lends a little grip and texture to the palate. Fresh, precise and fine, with an appealing unctuous quality to the fruit.

  • Goedhuis Waddesdon, October 2026

    A bright, clean nose of red apple and pink grapefruit. Notes of yuzu and ginger bring an aromatic lift, while a small proportion of Gin Gin clone Chardonnay lends a little grip and texture to the palate. Fresh, precise and fine, with an appealing unctuous quality to the fruit.

  • ..., October 2026, Score: 97

    A blend of Gingin and Bernard clones planted in '97 in Gruyere. Fermented and matured in mainly puncheons and one new 1200L foudre. Expressive with aromas of stone fruits, candied ginger, grapefruit and roasted hazelnut. Just as good on the beautifully concentrated mid-palate, finishing with mouth-watering acidity on the very long, pithy finish. An excellent Sexton to drink now and over the next six to eight years.

Read more

Need help? Call +44 (0)20 7793 7900 or email wine@goedhuiswaddesdon.com.

2025 Giant Steps Applejack Vineyard Chardonnay Yarra Valley - 6x75cl

  • White
  • 2026 - 2032
  • Giant Steps
  • 6x75cl
  • Yarra valley, Australia
  • Available Later
Pricing
£200.00 In Bond £261.49 Duty Paid inc VAT

  • Goedhuis Waddesdon, October 2026

    Taut and tensile, with bright lemon sorbet, generous ripe orchard fruit and a flinty, reductive edge. From the cooler upper Yarra Valley, this is steely and more linear in style than the Sexton. There is a lovely tension between the wine’s polished, rounded texture and its incisive mineral backbone, with a lick of salinity on the finish.

  • Wine Front, October 2026, Score: 96

    I am fully on-board with this release of Applejack Chardonnay. It’s a beauty. Pure, long, showing a little more flint than usual, all line and length in general but with a bit of extra punch and flare on top. This is tight and taut and tense and all those things, but wow does it extend and wow does it thrill. We’re in chardonnay for chardonnay lovers territory. White peach, cedar, lactose, a touch of lemonade; the sum is far more than the parts. Fantastic wine. Compelling. Intense. On a mission

  • Goedhuis Waddesdon, October 2026

    Taut and tensile, with bright lemon sorbet, generous ripe orchard fruit and a flinty, reductive edge. From the cooler upper Yarra Valley, this is steely and more linear in style than the Sexton. There is a lovely tension between the wine’s polished, rounded texture and its incisive mineral backbone, with a lick of salinity on the finish.

Read more

Need help? Call +44 (0)20 7793 7900 or email wine@goedhuiswaddesdon.com.

2025 Giant Steps Sexton Vineyard Pinot Noir Yarra Valley - 6x75cl

  • Red
  • 2027 - 2037
  • Giant Steps
  • 6x75cl
  • Yarra valley, Australia
  • Available Later
Pricing
£218.00 In Bond £284.75 Duty Paid inc VAT

  • Goedhuis Waddesdon, October 2026

    Ripe strawberries and forest berries are complimented by a Gevrey-like savoury spice and scorched earth. The ironstone soils bring a distinctive sanguine quality to the wine, and the fine-grained tannins give a firmness to the structure. Standly boldly in its line up, this is a beautiful wine of stature and power

  • Jancis Robinson, October 2026, Score: 17.5

    Mid garnet. Savoury nose and lovely delicate, but ripe, palate. Really rather burgundian, if I’m allowed to say that. Very pleasing, well balanced and juicy in the way that a fine Beaune is.

  • Goedhuis Waddesdon, October 2026

    Ripe strawberries and forest berries are complimented by a Gevrey-like savoury spice and scorched earth. The ironstone soils bring a distinctive sanguine quality to the wine, and the fine-grained tannins give a firmness to the structure. Standly boldly in its line up, this is a beautiful wine of stature and power

Read more

Need help? Call +44 (0)20 7793 7900 or email wine@goedhuiswaddesdon.com.

2025 Giant Steps Applejack Vineyard Pinot Noir Yarra Valley - 6x75cl

  • Red
  • 2027 - 2037
  • Giant Steps
  • 6x75cl
  • Yarra valley, Australia
  • Available Later
Pricing
£218.00 In Bond £283.43 Duty Paid inc VAT

  • Goedhuis Waddesdon, October 2026

    Made from six different clones of pinot noir, Applejack is well renowned as one of Australia’s best pinot vineyards. Elegant violets and crunchy raspberries and mulberries, with a touch of Italian herbs, weave their way across the palate. This is silky and cashmere soft; if Sexton reminds us of Gevrey, this has a Chambolle-like finesse with a touch of seductive Aussie juiciness to the fruit.

  • Goedhuis Waddesdon, October 2026

    Made from six different clones of pinot noir, Applejack is well renowned as one of Australia’s best pinot vineyards. Elegant violets and crunchy raspberries and mulberries, with a touch of Italian herbs, weave their way across the palate. This is silky and cashmere soft; if Sexton reminds us of Gevrey, this has a Chambolle-like finesse with a touch of seductive Aussie juiciness to the fruit.

  • ..., October 2026, Score: 98

    The perfume when you put your nose in the glass is off the chain! Aromas of wild strawberry, black raspberry, peony, bergamot and Chinese five-spice. Multi-faceted and layered on the medium-bodied palate, with the tannins perfectly interwoven with the fruit. It's incredibly long and will reward cellaring over the next decade or more. Not sure I've tasted a better Applejack Pinot, which is saying something.

Read more

Need help? Call +44 (0)20 7793 7900 or email wine@goedhuiswaddesdon.com.

2025 Giant Steps Coal River Valley Pinot Noir Tasmania - 6x75cl

  • Red
  • 2027 - 2037
  • Giant Steps
  • 6x75cl
  • Yarra valley, Australia
  • Available Later
Pricing
£218.00 In Bond £283.92 Duty Paid inc VAT

  • Goedhuis Waddesdon, October 2026

    From the southern part of Tasmania, where long sunshine hours and cooler temperatures create a distinct style of pinot. A dark fruited pinot expression, with crunchy blackberries, savoury bay leaf and a touch of eucalyptus. A fine line of acidity carries the palate, bringing focus and freshness. A very impressive wine.

  • Jancis Robinson, October 2026, Score: 17

    Glowing mid-depth crimson that’s more intense than many Pinots. Rich, pure nose with structure and just enough acidity. Very promising! Ideally wait until next year before drinking. (The fine tannins are still in evidence.) Sappy, fresh and lightly spicy.

  • Goedhuis Waddesdon, October 2026

    From the southern part of Tasmania, where long sunshine hours and cooler temperatures create a distinct style of pinot. A dark fruited pinot expression, with crunchy blackberries, savoury bay leaf and a touch of eucalyptus. A fine line of acidity carries the palate, bringing focus and freshness. A very impressive wine.

Read more

Need help? Call +44 (0)20 7793 7900 or email wine@goedhuiswaddesdon.com.

Pricing

  • IN BOND prices exclude UK Duty and VAT. Wines can be purchased In Bond for storage in Private Reserves or another bonded warehouse, or for export to non-EU countries. Duty and VAT must be paid before delivery can take place.

  • RETAIL prices include UK Duty and VAT. Wines for UK delivery can only be purchased this way.

Additional Information

  • Duty Paid wines have been removed from Bond and cannot subsequently be returned to Bond.  VAT is payable on Duty Paid wines. These wines must remain Duty Paid but can be purchased as such for storage subject to VAT.

  • En Primeur wines can only be purchased In Bond. On arrival in the UK these wines can either be stored In Bond in Private Reserves or another bonded warehouse or delivered directly to you. When you decide to take delivery, Duty and VAT at the prevailing rate become payable.

Tax status

  • IB: In Bond. These wines have had no UK Duty or VAT paid on them. Wines can be purchased In Bond for storage in Private Reserves or another bonded warehouse, or for export to non-EU countries.

  • DP: Duty Paid. Wines for immediate UK delivery must be purchased Duty Paid. VAT is payable on Duty Paid wines. Wines which have been removed from Bond cannot subsequently be returned to Bond. They must remain Duty Paid but can be purchased as such for storage subject to VAT.

  • EP: En Primeur. These wines are lying in the Domaines’ cellars until shipping. They can only be purchased In Bond. On arrival in the UK these wines can either be stored In Bond in Private Reserves or another bonded warehouse or delivered directly to you. When you decide to take delivery, Duty and VAT at the prevailing rate become payable.