Crittenden Estate

More than 25 years of vine age and winemaking experience underpin the flagship wines produced under the Crittenden Estate label. Our Pinot Noir and Chardonnay vines are among the oldest on the Mornington Peninsula and have, over the years, consistently produced wines recognized as among the finest examples of their kind in Australia.

These hand crafted wines have built up an exemplary reputation in a rather short period of time. Known in the industry for their integrity and style, the wines are serious yet approachable. The Crittenden Estate range is what the Mornington Peninsula is all about enjoyable cool climate wines with intensity, elegance, complexity and finesse.

Any wine labelled Crittenden Estate is made from 100% Mornington Peninsula fruit.

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Crittenden Estate Pinocchio

This range of wines is where Garry and Rollo have a little fun. Well more fun than usual that is. The Pinocchio label is a fertile ground for experimentation; something that the Crittendens enjoy. This enthusiasm is reflected in Pinocchios eclectic range of wines which will appeal to the adventurous and those among us who are willing to branch out and try something new.

Having said this, over the past ten years consumer awareness and appreciation of wines such as Sangiovese and Arneis have expanded beyond recognition in Australia, as wine lovers begin to discover their point of difference from French varietals and their inherent synergy with food. The Pinocchio range of wines are best enjoyed with food and provide those in the company of friends with a wonderful way to discover, learn, experiment and embark upon a wine drinking adventure.

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Crittenden Estate Geppetto

This is a small group of wines which, in our view, offer the opportunity to drink premium quality wines at a fraction of the price you might expect to pay.

Over the 25 years the Crittenden family has been involved in growing and making wine some enduring relationships with others in the industry have been developed. These relationships have given winemakers Garry and Rollo access to top quality fruit from one of their favourite regions in Australia: the mountains, valleys and high country of central and north eastern Victoria. Much (although not all) of the fruit for Geppetto is sourced from this region.

The Geppetto range of wines is meant for drinking. Every day if you want to! There is nothing overly complex about Geppetto; what you see is what you get. Designed to be accessible and honest, you will find the wines are consistent in their quality. Best shared with friends.

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Crittenden Estate Los Hermanos

As a family we were at the forefront of promoting today's wine drinkers fascination with Italian grape varieties. Over the past couple of years we have been keen onlookers and admirers of a similar phenomenon with Spanish wines, albeit one driven more by wines from Spain than locally produced at this stage. Of course we are aware of the flourishing number of good locally produced Tempranillos and over the last year or so a handful of lovely Australian Albarinos have made their way on to the stage.

Albarino is the primary grape used to make dry white wine the Rias Baixes (Lower Inlets) section of the Galicia region of Northwest Spain. Typically, wines made from Albarino are very aromatic, often described as having scents of almonds or almond paste, apples, peaches, citrus, and flowers or grass. Albarino wines are particularly suited to seafood due to their bracing acidity.

The Albarino grape in Australia, in actual fact, has been for the past 20 years misidentified and is really the French variety Savagnin. Accordingly we have changed the name to "Tributo a Galicia" as a tribute to the spanish style.

Zoe and Rollo, without any prompting, went out and found locally grown fruit for both the above varieties and have this year (2008 vintage) made what we consider to be excellent replicas of their Spanish counterparts. The Tempranillo is now onto its second vintage and has been well accepted. And what does Los Hermanos mean? Why siblings of course, what else!

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