I'm a fan of the wines from Crittenden Estate, and while a new release wine is still vulnerable, this, as it turns out, is another success. Of course time will tell, but this wine right now is very, very good. It is the first '08 red I have seen and I'm sure that will be the same for most of us. The wine is made as a 'drink young' or 'Joven' style Tempranillo and the acidity that licks at your cheeks and the fresh 'crunchiness' of the fruit backs this up. The wine has dark cherry notes and a sour cream-like flavour, very typical of many of the wines I recently tried in Rioja and Ribera in Spain, and it is so nice to see such flavours being exhibited in Victoria (Patterson Lakes of all places!).