Two Paddocks The Fusilier Pinot Noir 2021 (Organic Wine)

Name: Two Paddocks The Fusilier Pinot Noir 2021 (Organic Wine)
SKU: TP-PN-21-FUSI-R
Availability: InStock

$575

Two Paddocks The Fusilier Pinot Noir 2021 (Organic Wine)
Central Otago, New Zealand

The Fusilier Vineyard is named in honor of Sam’s father, Major Dermot Neill, a soldier in the Royal Irish Fusilier Regiment for twenty years before returning home to Dunedin, New Zealand, where he ran the family Wine & Spirit business, Neill & Co. Planted entirely in 2000, The Fusilier is 5.6 hectares of pinot noir, on rolling northerly facing terraces at the western end of Felton Rd and bordered by the vineyard of the same name. Soils on the terraces consist of deep alluvial fans, which are made up of varying depths of silt, sand and gravel layering all derived from mountainous raw schist parent material.

Tasting notes:
Blackberry, dark plum and spicy wild herb aromatics lead to an elegant, mineral derived palate showing great texture, poise and drive.

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SKU: TP-PN-21-FUSI-R Categories: Central Otago, Collector's Selection, New Zealand, Organic and Biodynamic Wines, Organic Wines, Pinot Noir, Red Wine, Two Paddocks Wines Tags: fusilier pinot noir, Two Paddocks Wines

“This is intensely flavorful and aromatic with a wealth of rosemary, grilled herbs, ash, cherries, mulberries, cumin and tapenade. Medium-bodied with very fine tannins. Deliciously savory and saline with forest floor notes coming through on a long and transparent finish. From organically grown grapes. Drink or hold. Screw cap.” – The Fusilier 2020 has ranked #26 in James Suckling’s Top 100 Wines of New Zealand 2022.

“A light, supple pinot noir with floral/rose/violet, black cherry, spice/anise, wood smoke, fresh herb and spicy oak flavours. A ‘hands-off’ wine that has been allowed to express site and season.”-Bob Campbell MW

“The graceful 2020 vintage (4.5*) was estate-grown at Bannockburn, hand-picked, fermented with indigenous yeasts and matured in French oak barrels. Ruby hued, it is mouthfilling and smooth, with ripe, cherryish flavours, hints of herbs and nuts, good complexity, fresh acidity and supple tannins. A very harmonious wine, it’s a drink-now or cellaring proposition. Certified organic.”

Winery Profile

TWO PADDOCKS WINES – Central Otago

Two Paddocks is a small family owned and operated wine producer in Central Otago, headed by proprietor Sam Neill. Started in 1993 with modest ambitions, Two Paddocks have established themselves with well-crafted Pinot Noirs year on year, using grapes sourced from their three vineyard sites with varying terroirs and microclimates.