2019 Akitu A1 Pinot Noir

Akitu

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Tasting Notes

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Tasting from 08.08.2021: Anne Krebiehl MW

A lovely mossy lift gives an ethereal edge to pristine, ripe but tart red cherry fruit. The palate comes in with a firm but graceful structure and a spine of both ripe, slightly grippy and superfine tannin and vivid, mouth-watering freshness. The texture has the kind of resonance and depth that draws you in and promises reserves that have yet to show themselves. Give this bottle age. It is a lesson in precision, clarity and depth. The length proves this point and throws in a lifted note of conifer.

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Category: Red Wine
Grape Variety: Pinot Noir
Vintage: 2019
Alcohol Level: 13.5%
Stopper: Screwcap
Winery: Akitu
Region
Central Otago, New Zealand
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Akitu

9382 Wanaka
Neuseeland
+64 (3) 669 0090
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