Akarua Pinot Noir 2012

Medium ruby-purple-colored, the 2012 Pinot Noir shows a nose of mulberries, plum compote and cedar with hints of dried mint and pomegranate. Medium to full-bodied and solidly constructed in the mouth by medium level, grainy tannins, it has a refreshing acid line to cut through the muscular fruit and finishes long. Drink it now to 2018+. Score - 91+. (Lisa Perrotti-Brown, MW, erobertparker.com, Oct. 2013)