TWO PADDOCKS THE MAJOR PINOT NOIR 2023

New Zealand Organic Wine Awards 'Sustainable Vineyard of the Year' 2024

Founded in 1993 by the proprietor, Sam Neill, Two Paddocks consists of four small estate vineyards in Central Otago. Typically, these sites are blended to produce the flagship Two Paddocks Estate Pinot Noir. However, in outstanding seasons, winemaker Dean Shaw also crafts a limited top tier barrel selection and creates an ‘uber Two Paddocks’. Sam has named this rare Central Otago combination, The Major General, in remembrance of his Great Grandfather, Brigadier General Charles Triscott, CMG DSO CB.

"My Great-Grandfather served most of his life in India and took part in the relief of Khandahar and the conquest of Burma. He looked staunchly formidable with his handle bar moustache and my Grandfather had to pluck up his courage and ask for his beautiful daughter’s hand in marriage. He also loved to entertain and I like to think he would have enjoyed this assemblage named in his honour." — Sam Neill, Proprietor

Black cherry, dark brooding spice aromatics and textural oak support on the nose lead to a powerful, fully textured wine that shows density, drive and a lingering, persistent finish.

Reviews for the 2022 vintage below…

Rated Outstanding & 95/100 Cameron Douglas MS, November 2025 (2022 Vintage)
"A bouquet of equal complexity and charm, aromas that remind me firstly of the floral sweetness of soils in Bannockburn and fruit purity of Gibbston. A bouquet of allure. On the palate a dry wine with flavours of dark cherry and some plum then blackcurrant and natural fruit spices. The texture and dried herb qualities remind me of the Alexandra hillsides and wild thyme. Tannins and acidity frame the core of fruit, plenty of tautness and youthful energy still. Lengthy and well made with best drinking from 2027 through 2035+."