AKARUA Central Otago Pinot Gris

Description

Akarua Central Otago Pinot Gris is a refined white wine from Central Otago in New Zealand — a cool-climate region known for elegant, expressive wines. Made from Pinot Gris grapes, this wine typically showcases a medium-bodied, dry style combining vibrant fruit character with bright acidity and a subtle mineral edge. It expresses both fruit intensity and texture, making it versatile with many foods.

Tasting Notes

• Appearance: Pale lemon or lime-gold colour with clear hues.

• Aroma/Nose: Lifted and perfumed with peach blossom, pear, apricot, and elderflower, sometimes with a hint of caramel or biscuit.

• Palate: Dry and medium-bodied with ripe pear, peach, nashi pear, lychee and citrus flavours. It often has a creamy texture balanced by zesty acidity and underlying delicate minerality, leading to a long finish.

• Style: Medium-bodied dry white with balanced fruit and minerality.

Country & Region of Origin

• Country: New Zealand

• Region: Central Otago — specifically from the Bannockburn/Cairnmuir area, known for cool-climate white and Pinot wines with intense character and clarity.

Quick Facts

• Varietal: Pinot Gris (100%)

• Style: Dry, medium-bodied white wine with fruit and minerality

• Typical Alcohol: Around ~13.5–14%