Description
Vineyard name: The Last Chance
Soil composition: Raw schist gravels
Training method: VSP
Vines/acre: 6 acres
Exposure: Northern
Year vineyard planted: 1998
Bottles produced of this wine: 2,400
Varietal composition: 100% Pinot Noir
Type of aging container: Barriques
Age of aging container: 25% New
Type of oak: French
Length of aging before bottling: 11 months
Total SO2: 51 mg/L
Alcohol: 13.5%
pH level: 3.49
Residual sugar: 0-1 g/L
Acidity: 6 g/L
Dry extract: 24.3 g/L
Two Paddocks The Last Chance 2021
W I N E D E S C R I P T I O N
“We grow our premium Two Paddocks Pinot Noir entirely on our four small vineyards in Central
Otago. In some
exceptional vintages, listening carefully, we realize that one of these sites may
have something extraordinary to say in its own right. It is only then that we will make one of
these very rare single vineyard wines.” Sam Neill, Proprietor
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.
Hand picked and sorted in the vineyard. One-third whole-bunch fermentation in a 3.5
ton wooden cuve. 5 day cold soak. No commercial yeast added, ferment temperature peaked at
32° – post fermentation transferred to medium and light toast French barriques for 11 months
maturation. 25% new wood and the balance in second and third fill barrels. Light filtration prior
to bottling.
T A S T I N G N O T E S
Thyme, wild flower, red fruit and spiciness on the nose. Leading to a complex driven palate
showing great coverage, elegance and length.
V I N E Y A R D & P R O D U C T I O N I N F O
W I N E M A K I N G & A G I N G
A N A LY T I C A L D A TA
P R O D U C E R P R O F I L E
Estate owned by: Sam Neill
Winemaker: Dean Shaw
Total acreage under vine: 50
Estate founded: 1993
Winery production: 2,400 Bottles
Region: Central Otago
Country: New Zealand
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