Nanny Goat Vineyard is named after the wild goats that roam the mountainous terrain of Central Otago. It seemed to be a fair reflection of their determination to succeed, adapt and thrive in the rugged and often extreme climates of Central Otago – much like the nimble and sure footed wild goats of the region have done before them.

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Nestled within a timeless and sensual landscape, Nanny Goat Estate Vineyard sits between 270m and 290m above sea level spread across two ancient, North East facing terraces. This is a region of climatic extremes with typically very hot summers, short autumns and bitterly cold winter days. Challenging conditions for producing world-class cool climate Pinot Noir and Chardonnay.

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Successive periods of glaciation and recession, followed by erosion by Mata Au/Clutha River have shaped the Nanny Goat Estate landscape by creating distinct terraces of alluvial soils that are pastiche of loess, gravel, schist and mineral quartz.

 

Generations of farming and the associated cultivation of lucerne and other feed crops have added organic matter to the wind blown loessal topsoil providing us with a nice balance between vine vigor and free draining attributes.

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They call this, the pursuit of magic.