Fallen Giants @ Corkscore

2019 Fallen Giants Vineyard Riesling

2024-03-16T11:48:25Z

94 points - Pale grey. Mealy lemon nose. Integrated palate leading with floral mealy tones. There is a featherlight yet taught line at work here, which is the hallmark of this wine. Yellow fruit notes emerge. Lemon sherbet, with a mineral undertone. Intensity is there, and the wine holds up against strong herbs. Nice with macerated strawberry as well.

Tasted on Sat, Mar 16, 2024.

2019 Fallen Giants Vineyard Riesling

2024-03-16T10:03:39Z

92 points - Light yellow. Delicate floral, cool climate aromas. Shows touches of that Germanic tone. Delicate on the palate with quite some herb like phenolic grip, aged characters emerging. Finish shows a bit of firmness. Lovely with tonight’s grilled swordfish with an oregano chimichurri.

Tasted on Sat, Mar 16, 2024.

2019 Fallen Giants Shiraz

2022-01-01T12:31:01Z

94 points - Sooty aromas, dark and hidden, latent, a lick of reduction. Succulent, dark plummy flavours. Sooty, coal like characters typical of the Grampians. Good density and structure. A delicious young red. Jimmy Watson trophy winner in 2021.

Tasted on Sat, Jan 1, 2022.

2019 Fallen Giants Shiraz

2022-01-01T12:33:49Z

93 points - Dark medium purple red. Spices: clove, a bit of pepper. Fine tannins. Plum. Savoury more than fruit sweet. A superb cool climate Shiraz.

Tasted on Sat, Jan 1, 2022.

2020 Fallen Giants Vineyard Riesling

2021-03-25T12:41:55Z

95 points - Slightly vegetal, almost sauvignon blanc aromas, old world savvy, but riesling! Very flavoursome, intense and concentrated. Incisive acidity and carry. Lovely wine! New world in style, there is also a suggestion of lees stirring here.

Tasted on Thu, Mar 25, 2021.

2020 Fallen Giants Vineyard Riesling

2021-03-28T10:43:08Z

95 points - Lemon, balm, mealy. High acidity. High intensity. Excellent balance.

Tasted on Thu, Mar 25, 2021.

2017 Fallen Giants Block 3 Shiraz

2020-02-08T00:58:49Z

95 points - Medium purple, a bit cloudy. Fruitcake, spice aroma. Palate shows a basket of spices: cloves at first, a bit of cinnamon and nutmeg. Plum. Liquorice. Spicy finish: pepper. Needs a couple of years.

Tasted on Sat, Feb 8, 2020.

2017 Fallen Giants Block 3 Shiraz

2020-02-08T00:57:24Z

94 points - Deep dark medium purple red. Restrained, mysterious aroma with good complexity and aroma density. More density on the palate than the other shiraz. Needs time. There’s deep-set complexity there, finely grained. Very polished wine, good winemaking there. Needs time. At the moment it is closed, delicate peppery spice.

Tasted on Sat, Feb 8, 2020.

2017 Fallen Giants Cabernet Sauvignon

2020-02-08T00:38:08Z

89 points - Dark red. Dark berries, hints of mint. Fairly fruit dominant with some spices at the edges: cloves. Has a bit of Malbec, giving it a plummy tone. Pleasant quaffable wine. Finishing on spicy pepper.

Tasted on Sat, Feb 8, 2020.

2017 Fallen Giants Cabernet Sauvignon

2020-02-08T00:38:25Z

89 points - Medium dark red purple. Dark cassis berry like aroma with spice, a touch of chocolate oak character. Nice medium bodied, nice texture on the palate due to the Malbec I think. Lots of dark chocolate, with dark berry fruit. Simple, straightforward and pure in style, delicate acidity.

Tasted on Sat, Feb 8, 2020.