akitu

About

akitu; the summit, apex or highest point. A Wanaka vineyard dedicated to growing exceptional Pinot Noir.

Story

In the south of New Zealand there lies a beautiful and powerful place called Central Otago. This land, dominated by rivers and mountains and shaped by glaciers, has become the most intriguing place in the new world to grow Pinot Noir – the capricious one.

Akitu, in Maori, means the summit, the apex or the highest point. We called our wine that because at 380 metres above sea level we are right up there, right on the grape growing edge, against the alps and in the southern most winemaking region on earth. Here our entire vineyard, which we planted in 2002, is dedicated to Pinot Noir - that’s all we grow - and the very best of our harvest makes akitu.

Our wines are available online and with distributors in New Zealand, Australia, UK, California and Europe.

Please email us with any questions or comments, we'd love to hear from you.

"Akitu is the wine of Hawkesbury Estates Limited. We are a family owned vineyard producing exclusively Pinot Noir in a variety of clones on an exceptional land holding in the Upper Clutha basin of Central Otago. We planted our 12ha vineyard in 2002/2003 and it produces approx. 60 tonnes of fruit each vintage - the best of which goes to make akitu."