Crittenden’s joyful 2023 Peninsula Pinot Noir

Hello and welcome to Another Mornington Peninsula Pinot Noir That You’ll Like. This Crittenden Peninsula Pinot Noir 2023 is from the more accessible part of the Crittenden range, sourced from vineyards across the Peninsula. It’s a delightful, open, raspberried Pinot too, in a mode that the region does so well – gentle red fruit and mulberry flavour, minimal tannin, careful acidity to keep things taut (but not hard), and a real honest sense of Pinosity. It’s all fruit, and slightly short, but such nice drinking all the way.

THE VERDICT

• Best drinking: nowish, no hurry
• Score (out of 20): 17.7
• Score (out of 100): 92
• Alcohol %: 13
• RRP (in $AUD): 39
• Winery website: https://www.crittendenwines.com.au/
• Would I buy it?: sure would