Aromatic and spicy on the nose, with plenty of roasted blueberries and dried cherries, as well as some lifted violet floral notes. Chinese five spice and Sichuan pepper follows through on the palate which features fine feathery tannins in combination with plenty of generous fruit, finishing with trademark Tasmanian bright freshness.

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Stargazer is owned by Samantha Connew, a New Zealander originally from Blenheim in New Zealand. She got inspired with wine whilst studying law
at Christchurch University, working part time at a wine bar which was owned at the time by a qualified winemaker. Realising law wasn’t for her she
went back to study viticulture and began working vintages around the world, starting at Elk Cove in 1996, one of Oregon’s most respected Pinot Noir
producers.
Vintages in Sicily, Western Australia, Oregon for a second time, McLaren Valley, Hunter Valley and then settling in Tasmania specifically to start her own winery. 2012 marked the first vintage of Stargazer. For the next few years she purchased fruit from Huon Valley and Derwent but had a passion for the Coal River Valley. She passionately believes that for her this subregion was the ideal spot to be able to make the kind of Riesling, Chardonnay
and Pinot Noir she wanted. In 2015 this dream became a reality and she purchased an 11 hectare site, of which 1 hectare was planted with Pinot Noir and Chardonnay. Since then, she has planted 4 more hectares compromising of Riesling, Chardonnay and Pinot Noir. She is still buying some fruit from growers while these new plantings establish themselves. Samantha makes the wines at Pooley currently, just a few miles up the road from her
vineyard. The range is both expressive and concise. All wild fermentations, no added acid, gentle use of oak. Palisander has a touch of extended time on skins, some whole bunch of techniques in the Pinot Noir.