Stargazer Rada

Stargazer Rada

Stargazer Rada from Tasmanis is vibrant and airy, with loads of crisp red fruits, the 2023 Rada is a refreshing and zippy drink with the two varieties, Meunier and Pinot Noir, complementing each other yet still displaying their distinctive attributes.

There’s enough fruit for it to be a juicy summer light red but some amaro herb complexity moves it into a slightly more serious realm – perfect for the (hopefully) warm summer evenings ahead!

Winemakers Notes

The Pinot Meunier for this wine comes from the Pipers Brook region in the North East of Tasmania, well-known for its sparkling wine production. In 2023, the blend consists of 51% Pinot Meunier and 49% Pinot Noir. Ninety percent of the fruit was destemmed, while the remaining 10% was kept as whole bunches. Forty percent of the Pinot Noir was co-fermented with the Pinot Meunier. After pressing, the wine was moved to a tank and racked off the sediment into seasoned French puncheons for 5 months of maturation on fine lees.

Producer Details

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Located in the Tea Tree subregion at the northern end of the Coal River Valley, the original vineyard on Back Tea Tree Road was planted by Norm and Jan Gangell in 2004. Pretty much half and half Riesling and pinot noir, the eleven hectare property is also home to an olive grove. Samantha Connew took over the property in 2016 and in late 2017 expanded the vineyard to include an additional two hectares of vines: more pinot noir (four clones), some chardonnay (anther four clones) and more Riesling. Stage two of the expansion is planned for 2020 and will take me up to five hectares in total, and then the wine will be totally estate grown.
Palisander Vineyard (as she has named it) is located on brown dermosol soil over jurassic dolerite, the igneous rock which gives over half of Tasmania its distinctive geological formations (think the rocky outcrops on the Tasman Peninsula). The soil is particularly high in calcium which is a positive indicator for quality grapes, being associated with thicker skins and slower ripening. Whilst she is still very new to this whole grape grower caper, she believes in sustainable farming and am excited about leaving my bit of dirt better than I found it.

Stargazer Rada – great wine from Tasmania