“Beautiful spot for wine tasting - and lovely wines. We had an excellent time with Ben who taught us a lot about their wines and made the experience fun. Great value getting the premium wine tasting selection.”
ANISHA, Google Reviews
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 22 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.
Ray Jordan | WinePilot | 95 points
There is energy and life evident from the moment you engage with the perfumes on the nose. The fruit was hand-picked and then whole bunch pressed to a combination of one and two-year-old French barriques with wild yeast fermentation. Most went through malolactic fermentation bringing a textural feel while retaining the crisp savoury acid. The palate is finely balanced with a slightly saline savouriness that is sustained and long. Impressive chardonnay from old vines at Mornington.
Andrea Pritzker | WinePilot | 95 points
Opens with freshly grated lemon, white peach and hints of toast. Open and expressive offering ripe white peach, yoghurt and a creamy mouth-filling palate. Well balanced, finishing long with hints of toast and nougat.
Mike Bennie | Wine Business Monthly | 95 points
The Crittenden Wines seem to be rising and rising through recent releases, and evidence in this wine too. Concentrated, elegant, sleek and refined, a wine of judicious seasoning of sweet spice, laid back cashew nut savouriness, distinct, razor cut stone fruit characters and a dash of lemon-lime freshness. In the core, a briny mineral vein that persists long after each sip. Classy.
QWine Reviews | 94 points
An expressive and sizzling take on modern Chardonnay, this Crittenden Zumma is ace. Layered and walking with gracious humility, I could get very comfortable here. Lemon juice, white fleshed nectarines, fine beads of grapefruit juice leave a glorious tang. There is a even quick flash of pineapple. Grilled cashews, almond praline and a delicate creaminess drive long with a hint of vanillin adding to the detail. It's a beautiful wine and one I'd be happy to sip slow as the sun falls from the sky. And perhaps I did just that. I would enthusiastically recommend this Chardonnay.
Shanteh Wale | WinePilot | 93 points
80% malolactic fermentation in 60% new oak for 11 months. Butter toast, tinned peach and cut pineapple slices. Baked anzac cookies and toast muesli. A feast of morning pastries. Fruit is front and centre with a swathe of toasty oak spice. Vanilla biscotti, nutmeg and cinnamon sugar. A lovely lemon cheesecake creaminess, with fresh acidity carrying the final tune. This has the intensity we see from further west with the marine sea spray and citrus core of Victoria. A really good representation of what Mornington can do. The balance of modern day Australian chardonnay is printed all over this. Drink now and will cellar another 3 years. Serve with battered fish and chicken salt chips still in the paper.
“Beautiful spot for wine tasting - and lovely wines. We had an excellent time with Ben who taught us a lot about their wines and made the experience fun. Great value getting the premium wine tasting selection.”
ANISHA, Google Reviews
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