Akitu A2 Pinot Noir 38%

Akitu A2 Pinot Noir 38%100% Pinot Noir from 12 hectare vineyard in Central Otago. Akitu are masters of New Zealand Pinot Noir producing just two wines. Akitu A2 is made from a certain amount of whole bunch pressing and aged in 12% new oak. 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

warbling fruit

The vines are 21 years old and production was a miserly 3 tons per hectare (one can normally expect 15-20 tons per hectare from sauvignon blanc)

juicy red fruits

Musar Jeune Red is fermented in cement-lined vats and bottled a year after harvest and released a year later

and then destemmed and softly pressed

37 different blocks of vineyards comprising 50 hectares in total

banana and guavas

kidney or sweetbreads)

This dosage is twice that of Taittinger Brut Reserve NV and half of Taittinger Demi Sec

Bodega de Sarria is located in the heart of Valdizarbe

An expansive

International Wine Challenge 2012