WINE ENTHUSIAST BEST OF THE YEAR 2021 ISSUE - December 2021 

TWO PADDOCKS The Fusilier Proprietor’s Reserve Pinot Noir 2018 — 96 points (Editors’ Choice)

“Four years into the making of this wine—from proprietor and actor Sam Neill’s vineyard in Bannockburn, right next door to the renown Felton Road—and the results are stellar. Indeed, Felton’s Block 5 Pinot, in particular, seems cut from a similar cloth, but this bears the unmistakable mark of Two Paddocks. It’s highly perfumed and downright sexy, a tightrope walk of evocative flavor (think fresh red berries, mushrooms and dried flowers) and ultrafine, ethereal tannins. It’s so approachable and complete, in fact, that it’d be tempting to think it’s simpler than it is. But wound up in one harmonious package there’s a lot of layers to this little beauty." Christina Pickard

TWO PADDOCKS The First Paddock Proprietor’s Reserve Pinot Noir 2018 — 95 points

“The vines at actor Sam Neill’s original, organically farmed vineyard in Gibbston Valley are now over 25 years old, and the resulting wines are better than ever. The color of raspberry juice, this vintage is, to put it bluntly, sexy as hell. The perfume is evocative, a fruit bowl of cranberry and other red berries with florals, tree sap and spice. Then, after all that prettiness, the tannins hit you, unexpectedly muscular yet filigreed. They juxtapose the delicate crunch of fresh fruit. It doesn’t quite carry the complexity of the Fusilier, but it’s the height of elegance and deliciousness nonetheless." Christina Pickard