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Akitu Pinot Noir

Current vintages 2018 Pinot Noir & 2022 Pinot Noir Blanc.

Bottle size options 750ml, Magnum 1500ml, and Jeroboam 3L can be found in the drill down menu.

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Copy of Akitu A1 Pinot Noir

$130

There’s an old red wine adage - “The bigger the bottle the better it ages”.

We bottle a very small amount of Magnums & Jeroboams every year. Perfect for special events, dinners and gifts.

Listed in available vintages, some packed in wooden box.

Copy of Akitu A2 Pinot Noir

$105

There’s an old red wine adage - “The bigger the bottle the better it ages”.

We bottle a very small amount of Magnums & Jeroboams every year. Perfect for special events, dinners and gifts.

Listed in available vintages, some packed in wooden box.

Copy of Akitu Pinot Noir Blanc

$95

There’s an old red wine adage - “The bigger the bottle the better it ages”.

We bottle a very small amount of Magnums & Jeroboams every year. Perfect for special events, dinners and gifts.

Listed in available vintages, some packed in wooden box.

Library Release

These are some of our finest vintages, bottle aged in our cellar in Wanaka, New Zealand ready to drink today. 

This stock is in very small supply.

A1 2014 Pinot Noir

Moderate garnet with a mauve edge.

Medium intensity plum fruit with subtle cinnamon spice lift defines the nose. The concentration of the primary fruit aromatics builds giving dimension. There is a background nuance of licorice and lavender florals, which elegantly fold into a gentle gamey bouquet.

Generous and succulent with a supple tannin texture, the palate has a silky flow with juicy acidity giving impressive length and persistence. Brightness and approachability are the driving force of this wine, however a hint of complexity we have come to expect from this vineyard adds a layer of real and intriguing character to the fruit depth.

It’s drinking pretty bloody well right now but it won’t disappoint with a few years stashed away. Cellar for 3 to 6 years.

Food – Order heaps of Pot Stickers, Dumpling and Siu Mai with pork as the common ingredient. That’ll leave them happy.

2015 A1 Pinot Noir - 6 pack

$360

Moderate garnet with a mauve edge.

Medium intensity plum fruit with subtle cinnamon spice lift defines the nose. The concentration of the primary fruit aromatics builds giving dimension. There is a background nuance of licorice and lavender florals, which elegantly fold into a gentle gamey bouquet.

Generous and succulent with a supple tannin texture, the palate has a silky flow with juicy acidity giving impressive length and persistence. Brightness and approachability are the driving force of this wine, however a hint of complexity we have come to expect from this vineyard adds a layer of real and intriguing character to the fruit depth.

It’s drinking pretty bloody well right now but it won’t disappoint with a few years stashed away. Cellar for 3 to 6 years.

Food – Order heaps of Pot Stickers, Dumpling and Siu Mai with pork as the common ingredient. That’ll leave them happy.

2016 A1 Pinot Noir - 6 pack

$390

Notes from the Farr Vintners Tasting Team:

Cropped at 4.5 tonnes/ha with careful clonal selection in order to promote the elegance of the wine, this has a relatively pale colour for Central Otago, but it is still more violet than ruby. The nose is extremely pure in cherry fruit that has an almost saline quality. With a little air, pepper, exotic spices come through, The palate is plump and round with fruit, ripe cherries and wild strawberries at the core. There is good acid cut that gives real freshness, whilst retaining the ripe, hedonistic profile. This juicy and pure wine gains weight and complexity in toasted spices through to a long and pure finish.

17/20

2017 A2 Pinot Noir - 6 Pack

$270

Moderate intensity garnet colour to the edge with density.

Plummy dark fruit with considerable depth and concentration, complemented by subtle airy herbs with a sprig of thyme and integrated brown spice overlay. Aromatic complexity and density with lift and bright cherry like fruit. These are expansive and vibrant aromatics.

The plummy fruit theme continues with a plush entry noteworthy in its concentration and generosity that builds as it progresses over the palate. Silky tannins and bright but supporting acidity give vitality and energy. The uniqueness of the vineyard marks the wine with a powerful core of juicy fruit that holds things in a fine balance between richness and lightness. Savoury exit with length.

As usual, there is so much to enjoy about this blend as a youngster, but it will be hitting its straps at 3 years with subtle complexity evolving across the fruit, but why wait?

Cellaring – 3 to 7 years

Food – Duck Pancakes, BBQ Duck, Panang Duck curry, Duck a l’Orange, Confit Duck, just Duck and plenty of it. Salad not required.

Magnum & Jeroboam

There’s an old red wine adage - “The bigger the bottle the better it ages”.

We bottle a very small amount of Magnums every year. Perfect for special events, dinners and gifts.

Add a akitu branded and signed wooden box at checkout for ideal storage.

Akitu A1 Pinot Noir

$130

There’s an old red wine adage - “The bigger the bottle the better it ages”.

We bottle a very small amount of Magnums & Jeroboams every year. Perfect for special events, dinners and gifts.

Listed in available vintages, some packed in wooden box.

Akitu A2 Pinot Noir

$105

There’s an old red wine adage - “The bigger the bottle the better it ages”.

We bottle a very small amount of Magnums & Jeroboams every year. Perfect for special events, dinners and gifts.

Listed in available vintages, some packed in wooden box.