Savagnin 'Cri de Coeur' 2018, Crittenden Estate White spicy Tempranillo from Margaret River

spicy Tempranillo from Margaret River tempered with a little Viognier to give it some floral notes and lift to it

with indigenous yeast

are the third generation of their family to run the show at Maison Ventenac

45% of which are new

Savagnin 'Cri de Coeur' 2018, Crittenden Estate White spicy Tempranillo from Margaret RiverA Vin Jaune style, flor aged wine from Mornington Peninsula, Australia? Yes, that's what Crittenden Estate have brought to the party here, and wow, what a wine. With the salty, green apple flavours of acetaldahyde (the chemical that flor aging produces which gives the character of salted almond) but with texture and extraordinary length. This is more than just a gimmick, truly top stuff.