Description

Owned by Sam Neill, of Jurassic Park fame, Two Paddocks is a boutique winery in Central Otago. Sam started the winery in 1993, with a view to producing wines for him and his friends to enjoy together. It would seem that things have got a little out of hand since..

Two Paddocks have some fo the best vineyard holdings in Central Otago and they take great care to ensure the land is properly cared for. Since 2017 the whole estate has been certified organic.

The flagship from Two Paddocks – an organically grown barrel selection from the estate properties. 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. As in the vineyard, the wine is hand crafted using traditional methods including a 46% whole bunch, indigenous fermentation and hand plunging. Maturation is in French barriques for 10 months, using a mix of older and new (18%) barrels. Redcurrant with wild herbs and blackberry follow into a lovely gorgeous mineral flow giving exuberance, freshness and poise, showing complexity and evolving tannins which will age well.