Sam Neill Instagram – TROPHY ! BEST PINOT NOIR at SHANGHAI INTERNATIONAL WINE CHALLENGE !
“Two Paddocks is delighted to announce that The Last Chance, Alexandra Pinot Noir 2019 has been awarded both a Platinum Award and the Pinot Noir Trophy at the 2024 Shanghai International Wine Challenge.
It’s the 18th year that the awards have been held in Shanghai and there were over 800 entrants from all over the globe.
Judges included Ronny Lau, James Dai, Jane Skilton MW, Cathy van Zyl MW , Rod Smith MW, Arneis Wu, Andy Tan and several renown Chinese sommeliers and wine professionals.
A very strong result for Team NZWine as New Zealand took home four of the nine trophies presented on the night. Babich was awarded the Sauvignon Blanc Trophy and special mention to Trinity Hill for winning both the Chardonnay and Syrah Trophies.
Two Paddock’s , The Last Chance Vineyard, is a tiny two hectare pinot noir block, perched high above the Alexandra Valley in Central Otago, New Zealand. It bequests to the visitor spectacular views of the aquamarine Clutha River below and The Old Man Mountain Range to the south and is one of the most southerly vineyards on the planet. Tiny volumes of this rare organically grown single site pinot noir are produced and they consistently achieve significant ratings – typically amongst international wine publications.
The founder / proprietor of Two Paddocks, Sam Neill, purchased and planted The Last Chance site in 1998 with carefully chosen Dijon clones had the following to say about the win-
“The Last Chance vineyard literally sits on the precipice of possibility and is probably my favourite vineyard site – whilst the bold Central Otago views are spectacular, the wines themselves are subtle, savoury and understated – and it’s gratifying to see these qualities being recognised and rewarded by the judges.” Sam Neill / June 2024
The vineyard has been farmed for nearly twenty years by Viticulturist Mike Wing and Winemaker, Dean Shaw, has been producing the wine since the first vintage in 2002.”
@twopaddocks | Posted on 27/Jun/2024 22:36:45
