Grapegrower and Winemaker Article

Meg Riley from Grapegrower & Winemaker Magazine speaks with Rollo to learn more about his esteemed Cri de Coeur Savagnin. 

"Crittenden have long been pioneers - of organic vititculture, sustainable production and varietal expressions in winemakering. After it was revealed that a mix up meant that their pioneering "Albarino" was in fact Savagnin, Crittenden became pioneers of that variety instead."

Behind the Top Drops -  Grapegrower & Winemaker Magazine

07/11/2024 at 1:27 PM Permalink

Halliday Top 100 Australian Wineries 2024

We’re thrilled to share that Crittenden has once again been named one of Australia’s Top 100 Wineries for 2024 by The Halliday Wine Companion.

The recognition of being named as a Top 100 Australian Winery means the world to us, highlighting not only the consistent quality of our wines but also our unwavering commitment to sustainability.

A huge thanks to the team at The Wine Companion for our inclusion in this impressive list, placing us among the Top 100 of the 1100 wineries reviewed across Australia. What an honour!

For your chance to taste the best of the best, join us at one of Halliday’s upcoming Top 100 Tasting Events:

Melbourne: Oct 31 The Panama Dining Room Fitzroy
Sydney: Nov 6 Hyde Park Ballroom

24/10/2024 at 11:38 AM Permalink

Halliday 2025 Wine Companion - results out now

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Halliday have officially released their 2025 Wine Companion results and it's a stellar result for us this year, with 7 of our wines rated 95 points or above. We are also thrilled to have retain our Five Star Winery Rating, ranking us amongst the top 10% of Australia's wineries. 

The wait is over! Halliday have officially released the @winecompanion for 2025, showcasing our wines. We are thrilled to retain our Five Star Winery Rating, ranking us amongst the top 17% of Australia's wineries. It's a stellar result for us this year with 7 of our wines rated 95 points or above, and our 2019 Cri de Coeur Sous Voile Savagnin cementing its place in the spotlight with an exceptional 97 points. In the words of Halliday's Jane Faulkner @winematters, it's "Another excellent addition to the lineage of this style spearheaded by Crittenden." 

For further results and information see the Halliday website (must be a subscriber to get full information).

08/08/2024 at 11:28 AM Permalink

Top Wineries of Australia - The Real Review

The Real Review released their Top Wineries of Australia on April 5th and we found ourselves jumping 100 spots to 75! In the context of more than 2,400 wineries across Australia, we're proud and humbled by this result. 

Congratulations to all the fantastic Australian wineries represented in this year's Top Wineries and the three other Mornington Peninsula wineries featured in this year's list.

https://www.therealreview.com

08/04/2024 at 11:28 AM Permalink

Crittenden's Eccentric Savagnins

Renowned Wine Writer, Huon Hooke shared his thoughts about our savagnin wines online at The Real Review. This is a subscription site, so we have shared some of Huon's key insights below.

To read the full article, go to: Crittenden's Eccentric Savagnins.

Down on the Mornington Peninsula, chardonnay and pinot noir reign supreme. But if you’re a winemaker who wants to set himself apart from everyone else, you probably wouldn’t do it with those grapes. If you’re Rollo Crittenden, of Crittenden Estate at Dromana, you’d choose the relatively obscure grape savagnin, native to France’s Jura region. And you’d make two very eccentric wines from it, also inspired by traditional Jura wines.

They are Crittenden Cri de Coeur Sous Voile Savagnin and Crittenden Macvin.

The first is made the same way as the Jura’s most famous wine, Vin Jaune, which reaches its zenith with Château Chalon. It’s aged in ullaged barrels under a film-forming yeast, much the same as in southern Spain where they make fino sherry and Manzanilla, aged under the ‘flor’ yeast. The difference is that sherry is a fortified wine, Vin Jaune is not.

The second wine is a sweet fortified wine also produced from the savagnin grape, a non-vintage wine aged in oak barrels and blended from several vintages. They call it Macvin, the same name it goes by in the Jura.

While the Sous Voile began as co-winemaker Matt Campbell’s baby, the Macvin is Rollo’s. 

It’s great to sip after dinner or chilled as an aperitif. Macvin No 4 is AUD $95. It goes well with various cheeses including blues, and also sweet pastries.

Read more online at The Real Review.

24/01/2024 at 8:00 PM Permalink