Two Paddocks
Pinot Noir

2024

Exotic wild herbs and schist-driven aromatics lead into a rich yet poised palate. Warm, succulent and finely textured, this is a tightly knit, elegant wine with real generosity and early charm.

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.

Critic Review

"Youthful and enticing, the bouquet shows dark plum, blueberry, violet, cured meat, and toasted nut aromas. The palate displays bright fruit flavours with spicy nuances, splendidly supported by silky texture and fine tannins, making it harmonious and balanced with a lengthy, delectable finish." 95 Points, Sam Kim

Full Technical Notes

REVIEW

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.

TECHNICAL DETAILS

Alcohol

13%

Bottled

April 2025

Cellaring

2025-2037

Winemaker

Dean Shaw

Viticulturist

Mike Wing

PH Level

3.55

Total Acidity

6g/l

Total Production

2400

Youthful and enticing, the bouquet shows dark plum, blueberry, violet, cured meat, and toasted nut aromas. The palate displays bright fruit flavours with spicy nuances, splendidly supported by silky texture and fine tannins, making it harmonious and balanced with a lengthy, delectable finish. Certified organic. At its best: now to 2036.

Sam Kim, 95 Points, Nov 2025

From four vineyard sites this wine is the flagship and delivers. Aromas of equal parts dark berries and skin, savoury wild spices and oak. Dry, taut, focused and fleshy, an abundance of texture from tannins and acidity framing core fruit flavours of dark plum and boysenberry, raspberry and blackcurrant moments. Violet and wild rose.

Cameron Douglas, 94 Points, Oct 2025

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.

James Suckling, 94 Points, Oct 2025

Certified organic, the impressive 2024 vintage was estate-grown at Bannockburn (45 per cent), Alexandra (25 per cent) and Gibbston (30 per cent). Deep, bright ruby, it is a refined, concentrated red, with a delicious array of rich, ripe fruit flavours, finely integrated oak adding complexity, good backbone and a well-structured, very harmonious finish. Benchmark stuff, it's well worth cellaring to 2028+.

⭑⭑⭑⭑⭑ Michael Cooper, Oct 2025