Review: Crittenden Kangerong Pinot Noir 2021

Following on from the delicate Zumma Pinot Noir, this is another light and lucid Mornington Pinot Noir, with this Crittenden Kangerong Pinot Noir 2021 coming off a Crittenden family block planted in the early 80s. Light ruby coloured, with a light and airy nose of strawberry fruit, this is anything but a big wine. It’s a little minty too, but not in a necessarily unwelcome mode. That gentle strawberry thang carries through to the palate too, and the finish has a noticeable acid tang. Is it a little underripe? It certainly threatens to be, but I can’t deny the beautiful limpid fresh fruit and energy.

Best drinking: nowish. 18/20, 93/100. 12.5%, $55. Crittenden website. Would I buy it? Worth a glass or two.