Stargazer Tupelo 2025 Pinot Gris/Riesling/ Gewurztraminer/Pinot Blanc

Coal River Valley

Stargazer

This unusual blend mirrors the famous Alsatian 'Gentil"styles marrying the body of Pinot Gris, the exuberance of Pinot Blanc with the spicy aromatics of Gewurztraminer and the finesse of Riesling. Pale yellow in colour with green flecks, the nose is perfumed and lifted showing honeysuckle and jasmine notes with dried pear spiciness and a hint of honeyed beeswax.

There is a glossy texture to the palate, with the richness framed by subtle phenolics providing both persistence and length.

A versatile and aromatic white blend that pairs beautifully with fresh seafood, oysters, prawns, grilled fish and light summer dishes. Its floral notes and bright acidity also complement Asian-inspired cuisine, spicy flavours, fresh salads and soft cheeses.

With relatively normal winter rainfall, budburst commenced on cue in mid-September.
Cool spring conditions (and a frost scare on 26 October) for the next few weeks restricted rapid shoot growth until soil temperatures started to warm up in early November. Some welcome rainfall in late December kept things ticking along with warm weather conditions contributing to an early and even flowering across the Coal River Valley. The warm conditions continued through the start of 2025 with a couple of heat spurts in late January and February pushing all varieties through veraison relatively quickly. The dry and warm conditions resulted in optimal conditions across all blocks with larger than average bunch weights recorded as harvesting started in mid-March.