Two Paddocks Estate Pinot Noir 2023

Two Paddocks Estate Pinot Noir 2023Two Paddocks was established In 1993 when well known actor Sam Neill planted two hectares of Pinot Noir at Gibbston in Central Otago. Since then Neill has acquired three more vineyards and Two Paddocks is in the unique position of being the only Central Otago winery with a footprint in all three of Central Otago's great valleys Gibbston, the Alexandra Basin and the Cromwell Basin. The 2023 Two Paddocks Estate Pinot Noir was produced from the four

There's just the merest hint of heat on the finish

The 2018 Bin 407 Cabernet Sauvignon was sourced from vineyards in Coonawarra

the ‘European’ approach adopted for this individual-site wine is more subtle

like decreasing the dosage

This is a long lived

the 2018 vintage assists this wine in speaking clearly of its regional location: raspberry and licorice

juicy and fleshy red cherry palate with an abundance of fruit and light chocolate with red currant and aniseed

opaque and inky in the glass

the fruit-filled

Temperatures were below average during winter

ticking all the right boxes for classic styling

this deep garnet-purple colored wine puts forward a vivid expression of blackberry preserve aromas amid underlying cassis