Crittenden Estate Zumma Chardonnay 2021 (6 Bottles) Mornington Peninsula

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The name “Zumma” stems from a baby nickname for Garry and Margaret’s daughter Zoe (or Zoe Zoe Zum Zum to family and friends!). With such long held sentimentality it was the obvious name choice for the limited bottling of the wine produced from some of the Crittenden family’s oldest and most cherished vines.

Tasting notes: The nose of the 21 Zumma Chardonnay has lemon zest and fig with almonds notes to provide some savouriness. The palate is rich and complex, with a lovely finesse due to the cool maritime climate.

Drink with: Roast chicken with thyme butter, grilled scallops, creamy fish pie.

Cellaring: Enjoy now or over the next 7 years.

No animal products were used in the production of this wine.

Inspiration for this wine has been drawn from the great wines of Burgundy, many of which show a level of elegance and restraint that is seldom seen in new world Chardonnay.

All of our winemaking techniques such as barrel fermentation and stirring on lees have been practiced for many generations in the old world and are utilised to produce a richer and more complex wine.

The resultant wine has a restrained fragrance of figs and ripe melons combining beautifully with a delicious mouth-filling savouriness and acidity that comes from truly cool climate grapes.

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Mornington Peninsula

Red 5 Star Rated Winery – By James Halliday’s Australian Wine Companion 2020

First planted in 1982, Crittenden Estate is one of the Mornington Peninsula’s few multi generational wineries. A true family business, the father and son team of Garry and Rollo Crittenden draw from nearly 50 years of combined experience to produce the regional stars of Pinot Noir and Chardonnay, as well as emerging Spanish and Italian varieties from around Victoria under their Los Hermanos and Pinocchio labels.

Garry and Rollo have purchased several pieces of additional equipment to compliment that already held at the winery. Rollo’s desire to continually improve and evolve will see the use of gentle Conveyor Belts instead of abrasive Augers and Must Pumps in an effort to better handle the delicate tannin structure of Pinot Noir. Additionally, the facility’s large cool-room is perfect for retaining aromatics in Chardonnay ferments, while the ability to divide the barrel store into three separate sections will ensure ideal maturation conditions can be maintained year round for all wines.

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