2021 Crittenden Cri de Coeur Pinot Noir

Semi translucent red colour with a light red hue. Fragrant red cherry, violet and wild strawberry scents blossom out of the glass with some anise, dried herb, forest floor and spicy cedar notes also evident. Light, vibrant and elegant, crunchy red cherry and winter strawberry fruits overlay a rhubarb, dried herb, subtle forest floor and spicy cedar back drop. Fresh, energetic acidity and polished tannins finishing bright and savoury.
Drink over the next 4-5 years.
Alc. 12.5%

Other Reviews……
The cooler season seems to suit Cri de Coeur as of all the pinots, this has the deepest colour – a vibrant garnet, and has amalgamated the best at this early stage. Fragrant with florals and autumn leaves after rain with flavours of morello and sweet red cherries, tamarind and turmeric, pepper and aniseed melding into the medium-bodied palate. The raw silk tannins have some sway and are just coming into unison, with the acidity allowing a lingering finish. Drink by 2034.
95 Points
Jane Faulkner – James Halliday’s Australian Wine Companion

A gently mid-weighted pinot founded on a cavalcade of pristine tannins, silty and flecked with a bunchy edginess. A subtle structural adjunct, imparting complexity. When I first opened this, I thought it light. As I shift to better stemware, I find it gorgeous. Pithy red cherry, clove, orange zest, white pepper and sandalwood bound to a fibrous tannic tension. Succulent and long. A lot of work has gone into the textural latitude. Lovely stuff. Drink or hold.
95 Points
JamesSuckling.com