2023 Sailor Seeks Horse Pinot Noir

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Seriously stunning small-batch Pinot Noir from one of the hottest wineries in Tasmania.
4.9
Rated 4.9 out of 5 stars
9 Reviews

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Paul and Gilli Lipscombe’s Sailor Seeks Horse Pinot Noir has quietly become one of the most compelling Pinot releases in Tasmania. The 2023 vintage, shaped by a cooler, lower-yielding season, is precise, fragrant, and beautifully structured - a wine that speaks fluently of its Huon Valley home.

There’s always a delicacy to this Pinot, but 2023 feels even more focused and tightly wound, with layers of wild red berries, rose petal, and fine spice gliding over silky tannins and bright, fresh acidity. The winemaking here is all about restraint - handpicked fruit, gentle handling, a touch of whole bunch for lift, and ageing in seasoned French oak to let the site do the talking.

It’s elegant now, but this will only get better with time. If you’re a fan of the detailed, pure-fruited Pinots that Tasmania is becoming famous for, this is one you don’t want to miss.

95 points
"There's a lovely waft of souk-like spice as soon as you approach this year's release. It suffuses gently through the perfectly formed red cherry, raspberry and red plum fruits. Hints of redcurrants, kombu, leaf litter, crushed stone, sea breeze, charcuterie and ozone. Airy and wonderfully detailed with gentle spicy red fruits, a cloud of powdery tannin and a super sapid sour-cherry acid line on the fade out. Delicious, filigreed drinking."
- Dave Brookes (Halliday Wine Companion)

95 points - "There's a lovely waft of souk-like spice as soon as you approach this year's release. It suffuses gently through the perfectly formed red cherry, raspberry and red plum fruits. Hints of redcurrants, kombu, leaf litter, crushed stone, sea breeze, charcuterie and ozone. Airy and wonderfully detailed with gentle spicy red fruits, a cloud of powdery tannin and a super sapid sour-cherry acid line on the fade out. Delicious, filigreed drinking." - Dave Brookes (Halliday Wine Companion)

Customer Reviews

4.9
Rated 4.9 out of 5 stars
Based on 9 reviews
Total 5 star reviews: 8 Total 4 star reviews: 1 Total 3 star reviews: 0 Total 2 star reviews: 0 Total 1 star reviews: 0
9 reviews
  • PC
    Paul C.
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    5 months ago
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    2022 Sailor Seeks Horse Pinot Noir
    Rated 5 out of 5 stars
    A beautiful southern Tassie Pinot

    Gorgeous bouquet of berries jumping out of the glass with a touch of earthiness, as you would always expect with a Tassie pinot, but without the 'pinot pong' which can also accompany some Tassie pinots ... not that the 'pong' is necessarily a bad thing. A beautiful wine that will definitely be a LOT better in 5 years, as almost every single Tassie pinot that has been matured to some extent in oak will be.

  • KL
    Kanagaratnam L.
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    3 years ago
    Wine Knowledge Level Enthusiast
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    2022 Sailor Seeks Horse Pinot Noir
    Rated 5 out of 5 stars
    Wonderful Pinot Noir

    This wine came highly recommended and did not disappoint

  • RR
    Rosalind R.
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    4 years ago
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    2022 Sailor Seeks Horse Pinot Noir
    Rated 5 out of 5 stars
    Gimmie More

    A deliciously drinkable Tassie Pinot with a rich and complex finish.

    Will be buying this again!

Picked at the end of April and into May with 5% whole bunch and our more traditional Tasmanian clones of 8048 and 2051, this is a classically savoury Pinot, lots of layers with a touch more tannin and weight than in cooler years.

Price Bracket $51 to $100
Type Red
Body Light Bodied
Variety Pinot Noir
Region Tasmania
Australian State TAS
Feature Women in Wine
Reviewed By Halliday Wine Companion
Critic Score 95
Size 750ml
Vintage 2023
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Sailor Seeks Horse

Sailor Seeks Horse is one of the Apple Isle's most exciting new producers. It's a husband and wife team behind the scenes, Paul and Gilli Lipscombe.

The Lipscombes produce exquisite Pinot Noir and Chardonnay off their estate vineyard, planted by their own hands, back in 2005. The wines have startling energy to them, with a pinpoint balance of fruit and savoury spice. They are released in perilously small amounts and are never around for long.

With the small cult following the couple have garnered since starting their own label, their wines are now hunted by serious collectors who want to be in on the ground floor.

As Mike Bennie declared with Paul and Gilli's inaugural 2013 Pinot Noir release, "We have here a new star in the making." Tasmanian Pinot and Chardonnay lovers, don't miss these scintillating wines.

Paul and Gilli Lipscombe Sailor Seeks Horse

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