Akitu Central Otago Pinot Noir Blanc 2022 $40 Freshly crushed pinot has been whisked off its red skins lickety-split and then made as if it were a white wine — and I absolutely love it. Scented with gentle stone fruit, fennel, white pepper and apple notes, it has flirty-fresh flavours of citrus, yellow plum and … Read More
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Akitu A1 Central Otago Pinot Noir 2020
Akitu A1 Central Otago Pinot Noir 2020 $65 Translated, Akitu means the summit, the apex or the highest point in te reo Māori. Andrew Donaldson called his wine that because at 380 metres above sea level, Akitu was right up there, nudging against the alps, growing in the southernmost winemaking region on earth. Andrew’s grandad … Read More
Akitu A2 Central Otago Pinot Noir 2020
Akitu A2 Central Otago Pinot Noir 2020 $45 Some wines are like sipping a fairytale. A great and true fairytale for the modern age. A fairytale about the magical day my husband grasped the concept of hydro-physics and subsequently stacked the dishwasher correctly. The A2 pinot is a story of romance created when ripe cherries, … Read More
Akitu A1 Central Otago Pinot Noir 2019
Akitu A1 Central Otago Pinot Noir 2019 $65 Tightly-coiled and crammed with savoury tones and exotic spices, this taut, textural pinot noir changes in the glass with every swirl and every sip. As it opens up, this Wanaka-grown wildcat unveils savoury, spice-dusted cherry and tamarillo aromas alongside blueberry, redcurrant and black tea on the palate. … Read More
Akitu A2 Central Otago Pinot Noir 2019
Akitu A2 Central Otago Pinot Noir 2019 $44.99 Bright, fragrant, wild cherry, dried herbs, baked tamarillo and buckets of spice, this shiny new pinot noir boasts gum-tingling tannins, bold, juicy redcurrant and black guava characters and solid, succulent length of flavour. Generously proportioned and perfect with mushroom risotto. Akitu
Akitu Central Otago Pinot Noir Blanc 2021
Akitu Central Otago Pinot Noir Blanc 2021 ($45) Paired with: Apricot and Almond Baklava Tart in Canvas Magazine in the NZ Herald Feb 12 2022 and Cheesy mushroom and tarragon croque monsieur in dish Magazine Issue 102 Two things are guaranteed to happen as soon as you launch into this tart and sip this outrageously … Read More