New Zealand Organic Wine Awards 'Sustainable Vineyard of the Year' 2024
Winery notes (2022 Vintage)
"The Last Chance is a beautifully sited two-hectare terrace perched in bright clear air above the Earnscleugh Valley, carefully planted with well-tended Burgundian clone pinot noir. It nestles amongst a small cluster of the World’s most southerly vineyards and takes its name from the watercourse that runs through its heart, hand dug by gold miners in the 1860s, The Last Chance. Soils are raw schist gravels that are low in fertility and require careful nurturing.
Spice, wild thyme and Cuban coffee bean aromatics give way to gorgeous fully textured mouthfeel showing great tension and drive. The palate is elegant and flavoursome with a long lingering mineral finish showing poise, memory and site."
97/100 JamesSuckling.com (2022 Vintage)
"A scented nose of sour cherries, orange peel, dried flowers and baking spices. Medium-bodied with fine-grained tannins and bright acidity. Pristine and focused, with plenty of energy and brightness on the palate. Long, vibrant finish. From organically grown grapes."
Rated Outstanding & 96/100 Cameron Douglas MS, November 2025 (2022 Vintage)
"A bouquet that speaks of site first with a powdered clay and stone layer, then core fruit scents of plums and boysenberry, cherry flesh and dried herb, bracken then barrel spice. A focused wine on the palate, taut and youthful still, an abundance of tannins with textures of needles and fine nails. French oak and wood spice add complexity and power while the acidity picks up all the flavours and distributes them evenly through the palate. A wine with elegance and some muscle with a lengthy finish. Best drinking from 2027 through 2036."

























