2023 Sailor Seeks Horse Dijon Clone Pinot Noir

96 pts
The prettiest and most sensual of the Pinot Noir clones on the Sailor Seeks Horse vineyard. Extremely limited.

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As their tiny Huon Valley vineyard matures, Paul and Gilli Lipscombe are diving deeper into what makes each corner of the site unique. This limited-release clonal selection focuses on the bright, fragrant, and finely structured side of Sailor Seeks Horse Pinot Noir.

While the Huon always brings muscle, the Dijon clones (777, 114) lean towards elegance and perfume - and that’s exactly what you get here. Lifted rose petal, wild strawberries, and red cherry lead the way, underpinned by subtle savoury spice and fine, filigree tannins. There’s intensity and length, but it’s wrapped in an almost weightless texture, with a clarity that sets it apart from the broader estate Pinot.

This is tiny production, even by Sailor Seeks Horse standards. If you love precise, high-toned Tasmanian Pinot, don’t hesitate - this won’t last long.

96 point
"Finely honed redcurrant and raspberry aromas here with a wash of cranberry for high tones. It smells delicate and filigreed with hints of Medina spice, sous bois, fennel gratin, cherry clafoutis, drying meadow flowers, poached rhubarb and earth. More of the same on the palate, savoury and spacious with fine detail to its form and a lovely briny cadence that pushes the wine forward. Jeez, it's pretty darn good."
- Dave Brookes (Halliday Wine Companion)

96 point - "Finely honed redcurrant and raspberry aromas here with a wash of cranberry for high tones. It smells delicate and filigreed with hints of Medina spice, sous bois, fennel gratin, cherry clafoutis, drying meadow flowers, poached rhubarb and earth. More of the same on the palate, savoury and spacious with fine detail to its form and a lovely briny cadence that pushes the wine forward. Jeez, it's pretty darn good." - Dave Brookes (Halliday Wine Companion)

114 and 777 clones – rose perfume combined with more subtle savoury notes, intensity, length, filigree and high-toned.

Price Bracket $51 to $100
Type Red
Body Light Bodied
Variety Pinot Noir
Region Tasmania
Australian State TAS
Feature Women in Wine
Reviewed By Halliday Wine Companion
Critic Score 96
Size 750ml
Vintage 2023
Closure Screw Cap

Sailor Seeks Horse

Sailor Seeks Horse is one of the Apple Isle's most exciting new producers. It's a husband and wife team behind the scenes, Paul and Gilli Lipscombe.

The Lipscombes produce exquisite Pinot Noir and Chardonnay off their estate vineyard, planted by their own hands, back in 2005. The wines have startling energy to them, with a pinpoint balance of fruit and savoury spice. They are released in perilously small amounts and are never around for long.

With the small cult following the couple have garnered since starting their own label, their wines are now hunted by serious collectors who want to be in on the ground floor.

As Mike Bennie declared with Paul and Gilli's inaugural 2013 Pinot Noir release, "We have here a new star in the making." Tasmanian Pinot and Chardonnay lovers, don't miss these scintillating wines.

Paul and Gilli Lipscombe Sailor Seeks Horse

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