2023 Stargazer Pinot Noir

Sam Connew's Pinot Noir is like drinking silk. Another great release from this small Tasmanian operation.
3.7
Rated 3.7 out of 5 stars
3 Reviews

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Sam Connew’s love affair with Pinot Noir first ignited while working the vineyards in Oregon. That passion eventually pulled her back to Tasmania, where she now nurtures her own fruit on a small, sun-kissed block in the Coal River Valley. It’s here, under the cool southern skies, that she crafts her signature Pinot Noir.

The 2023 Stargazer Pinot Noir is all about the beauty of restraint. It opens with a burst of crunchy red fruits—wild strawberries, red cherries, and cranberries—backed by layers of earthy spice and a hint of dried herbs. It’s a slow burner, gradually revealing more complexity as it breathes and evolves in the glass.

On the palate, the wine is light on its feet yet deeply expressive, with fine, silky tannins and a spine of fresh acidity that keeps everything in perfect balance. It’s nuanced and delicate, making it the kind of Pinot you want to savour over a long evening. 

Produced in limited quantities from Sam’s treasured vines, this is one of our favourite Tassie Pinot Noirs that always sells out all too quickly.

 

Bright ruby crimson in colour, the nose has a little meaty gunpowder reduction which opens up to reveal a lively combination of predominantly red fruits. Rosehip, sour cherry and pomegranate dominate, but there is some clove and green peppercorn spiciness there also. The palate is compact and tight, with real nerve and tension driving the layered tannins and supporting the generous fruit right through to the finish.

Customer Reviews

3.7
Rated 3.7 out of 5 stars
Based on 3 reviews
Total 5 star reviews: 2 Total 4 star reviews: 0 Total 3 star reviews: 0 Total 2 star reviews: 0 Total 1 star reviews: 1
3 reviews
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    David E.
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    2 years ago
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    Rated 5 out of 5 stars
    2020 Stargazer Pinot Noir

    What a surprise, a great gem of a Pinot Noir, a real focus on quality wines

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    Christopher T H.
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    Rated 1 out of 5 stars
    Dreadful

    Wild ferment gone wrong. Had to throw it out.

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    Hazel H.
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    5 years ago
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    Rated 5 out of 5 stars
    Best Pinot Noir

    It is the most tasty Pinot Noir I have ever had. With the balanced acidity and sweetness. Beautiful name too.

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Stargazer

Stargazer is the pint-sized Tasmanian passion project of the talented Samantha Connew. Sam is one of the country's most respected wine judges and a greatly influential voice in the Australian wine industry. Stargazer is her one-woman show, focused around Sam's small, beautiful vineyard works in the Coal River Valley.

She only makes tiny parcels of a few wines. Riesling (and Riesling Blends), Chardonnay & Pinot Noir are her chosen varieties. The quality is outstanding across each and every wine and they rightfully sell out in next to no time each year.

The Stargazer range is a set of beautiful, ethereal representations of the Apple Isle.

Samantha Connew in her Vineyard Discover Stargazer

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