2025 Two Paddocks Pinot Noir, Central Otago

The Two Paddocks estate Pinot Noir is an annual barrel selection of four certified organic vineyards in Central Otago: The Fusilier in Bannockburn, First Paddock in Gibbston, Last Chance and Red Bank in Alexandra. The sites are high-density planted in a range of clonal material, cropped to under five tonne per hectare and mostly hand-tended.

This is a red fruited Pinot with dried herb and spice aromatics dominate the nose. The palate is elegant and textural with persistent, harmonious fruit flavours.

More about this wine

The 2024 season started late after a wet and cool spring, with some frost damage sustained at the Fusilier and First Paddock sites. Flowering and fruit-set was optimal, and late summer weather saw perfect conditions for ripening.

About Two Paddocks

The late Sam Neill started Two Paddocks in 1993 with modest ambitions and two hectares of Pinot Noir in the Gibbston subregion of Central Otago. That vineyard has since been augmented by three other small vineyards in the subregions of Alexandra and Bannockburn, all farmed organically by a team led by viticulturist Mike Wing. The minimal intervention winemaking is in the hands of Dean Shaw, who is consulted by Larry McKenna of Martinborough Vineyards fame.