2022 Zumma Pinot Noir

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Shanteh Wale | WinePilot | 95 points
Matured in 15% new oak for 11 months and a further 15 months in bottle prior to release. The Zumma, usually a mix of clones, stands out for its underfoot aromas. Clay and terra cotta, red sand and pine mushroom notes, but that's not before you get hit with rosehip, raspberry and macerated red cherries. There is a tea rose note that lifts the wine into heavenly heights. The palate is focused and tannins are powdery and fine. Acidity jogs along but isn't shrill. It’s earthy and graceful too, just like a wood fairy might be. Always a very consistent wine for its description of place. Drink now and will cellar for another 3-4 years. A lovely wine for paperbark baked barramundi over the coals. 

Ray Jordan | WinePilot | 96 points
This is a marvellous product of an ideal Mornington vintage. The perfumes of cherry and fresh berry are just delightful with a spicy violet-like fragrance. The palate is thoroughly beautiful, striking a balance between what appears to be super fine-grained oak, fine tannins and supple medium-bodied fruit. Has a silky satiny mouthfeel that tends to conceal the power and drive. Outstanding wine.

QWine Reviews | 93 points
A Pinot Noir with terrific flow and an attractive autumnal thing going on, this Crittenden Zumma is a great package. Wonderfully weighted, red cherries and red plums cut loose with blackberries and black tea hot on their tail. Tilled earth and twigs along with a touch of tar add to the interest. Spiced berries reach long and consume the mouth with fine ribbons of moreishness. What a beautiful Pinot without the pomp and flashing lights. Drink to five years.

Andrea Pritzker | WinePilot | 95 points
Fragrant bouquet of strawberry, red cherry and violets. Plush and open-knit showing excellent intensity with an array of fleshy, ripe red berries. Supple tannins in support. Beautifully balanced finishing long. 

Nick Ryan | The Weekend Australian Magazine | 95 points
The Crittenden name echoes loudly through Mornington Peninsula winemaking history, and that magic combination of people and place shines through here. Made from the oldest vines on the family estate, this is a pinot of entwined power and finesse, exhibiting richness with restraint, and precise fine layering. Wild raspberry and black cherries, some smoky spice and dry herbs. A tight tannin weave.

Jane Faulkner | Halliday Wine Companion | 95 points
A lovely balance to wines off the low yielding ’22 vintage; it has to count for something. Zumma has a certain structure and detail, with the oak superbly integrated. It’s full of sweet cherries, blood orange, lots of baking spices and some cooling menthol with a whiff of damp autumn leaves. The more mid-weighted palate fleshes out with textural tannins and the acidity keeping everything lively. There’s a succulence, too. 

Huon Hooke | The Real Review | 95 points
Bright and deep-ish red-purple colour; the bouquet has spicy and forest-floor aromas, classy oak adding a smoky note, dark cherries and abundant fleshy tannins that add a note of firmness to the finish and aftertaste. A well built pinot that has a certain future in the cellar, and the backbone to cope with hearty foods.