Two Paddocks Pinot Noir

Two Paddocks is the “The Fine Wine & Cheering Up Business” of famous NZ actor Sam Neill.

The First Paddock was Sam’s first vineyard – 4.6 hectares of 100% Pinot Noir planted in Central Otago’s Gibbston Valley in 1993. These days he’s got The Last Chance (Earnscleugh), Red Bank Farm & Vineyard (Alexandra Basin) and The Fusilier (Felton Road, Bannockburn).

In their own words they’re “A very very small company, utterly obsessed with Pinot Noir. And Riesling. And with great pride – organics, quality, authenticity, detail and style. Having said all that, we don’t take ourselves at all seriously – the seriousness we leave to our SERIOUS wines.”

This is the 2023 vintage of the Two Paddocks Pinot Noir and it’s a SERIOUSLY good wine – made from Pinot fruit from all four of Sam’s small vineyard blocks.

Scoring 92/100 with The Real Review’s Huon Hooke who said “Deep red-purple colour, excellent for a young pinot, while the bouquet is fresh and young and shows cherry/raspberry, nutty oak as well as smoked charcuterie, while the palate is full and ample with a generous quota of tannins which add a cleansing grip and length to the emphatic finish.”

Certified BioGro organic this is a seriously good example of boutique Central Pinot – good to go now or cellar for up to 10-12 years from vintage.