2024 Stargazer Riesling [Coal River Valley]
Samantha Connew produces a wide range of wines under the Stargazer label, all of which are good, but I’m often most drawn to her rieslings. This, made from the younger vines in her vineyard plus fruit from a neighbouring site, was wild-fermented and is super-seductive: bold green apple aromas, slightly spicy and just off-dry on the tongue, it’s mouth-watering and moreish. The 2023 Palisander Riesling ($50), from more established vines on her property, was fermented in ceramic and concrete eggs. Its drier, more intense and tangy, with great cellaring potential. And the 2024 Tupelo ($38), a blend of pinot gris, riesling, gewürztraminer and pinot blanc, grown at Palisander and other sites in the Coal River Valley, is softly spicy, gently grapey, and wonderfully refreshing.
Read the entire article by Max Allen, at the Australian Financial Review here.
