2024 Two Paddocks Pinot Noir
2024 Two Paddocks Pinot Noir

2024 Two Paddocks Pinot Noir

94 pts
Two Paddocks |Central Otago |Pinot Noir
Plush and lush Central Otago Pinot, full of blackberries, spice and Jurassic dark fruit goodness.
3.0
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Description

This wine is the heart of Two Paddocks - a blend of fruit from Sam Neill’s four organic vineyards across Central Otago: The Fusilier in Bannockburn, The First Paddock in Gibbston, and The Last Chance and Red Bank in Alexandra. Each site brings its own personality, and together they show the full story of the region in one bottle.

The 2024 season was a tough one early on. It started with the coldest spring in five years, which meant long nights fighting frost and a fair bit of damage control. A hailstorm hit Alexandra in January too, but the second half of the season turned everything around. February and March were warm and calm, and the fruit ripened perfectly.

In the winery, everything was done by hand, just as it always has been. About half the bunches went in whole, and fermentations were driven by wild yeasts before the wine rested in French oak.

This is a classic Two Paddocks release - bright, savoury and on the fresher side of Pinot from Central. A challenging vintage that finished beautifully, handled with patience and care by a team who know these sites better than anyone.

"Vivid and racy, with wild berries, smoke and matchsticks on the nose, following through to a medium body with fine tannins. Textured and juicy."
- James Suckling

James Suckling

James Suckling

James Suckling 94 Points

Vivid and racy, with wild berries, smoke and matchsticks on the nose, following through to a medium body with fine tannins. Textured and juicy. From organically grown grapes. Drink or hold. Screw cap.

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    2022 Two Paddocks Pinot Noir
    Rated 3 out of 5 stars
    Up around OK.

    I expected more. The wine seems to fit the Otago pedigree, but it was a little flat for me.

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Tasting Notes
Thoughtful and evocative, the Two Paddocks 2024 shows exotic wild herb, red brick and schist derived aromatics. This drives the entry into an enveloping rich, warm, succulent and elegant mouthfeel. The wine is tightly packed and complete, showing tactile finesse and persistence whilst also delivering generosity and enjoyment in its youth.
About the Wine
The flagship from Two Paddocks, the estate Pinot Noir is an organically grown barrel selection produced from the four Central Otago vineyards - The Fusilier in Bannockburn, First Paddock in Gibbston, Last Chance and Red Bank in Alexandra. These small sites are high-density planted in a range of clonal material, cropped to under 5 tonne per hectare with most vineyard practices carried out by hand. An exemplary Central Otago style, which will be enhanced with bottle age.

Vintage Comments
Harvest started on the 26th March at The Fusilier, Bannockburn and finished on the 17th April at The First Paddock, Gibbston. Two Paddocks’ Viticulturist, Mike Wing, celebrated his 20th vintage this year and described this significant season as “A game of two halves”.

The first half was characterised by the coldest Spring in five years and hence there was a lot of frost fighting with overhead water, which in turn stimulated weed growth. The finale was a hail event in Alexandra in January that affected some of the vineyards and so the early part of the growing season is aptly described as challenging.

February and March then delivered warm settled weather and ripening progressed well. There was no Autumnal frost fighting and overall the 2024 crop was clean, ripe and at optimum quantity levels.

Price Bracket $51 to $100
Type Red
Body Medium Bodied
Variety Pinot Noir
Country New Zealand
Region Central Otago
Feature Organic
Vegan
Size 750ml
Vintage 2024
Closure Screw Cap

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