Castelli Estate Mount Barker Riesling 2023

While the Castelli Estate vineyard is situated near the town of Denmark, Riesling is sourced from both the Mount Barker and Porongurup regions depending on the season. The current release, from the former, is distinctively floral with intriguing offsets – yes, white blossom with some flint and saline elements providing savoury asides. Citrus notes sit between lemon and yellow grapefruit, their acidity splashing outwards rather than the variety’s more usual straight and linear central lane through the palate. This results in a pleasing minerally rather than puckering finish – a unique style that reflects the wine’s regional origins.    

Tony Love

Journalist at Winepilot

Tony is best known for his 10 years as News Corp’s National Wine Writer, with weekly columns in major metropolitan mastheads throughout Australia including The Adelaide Advertiser, The Sydney Daily Telegraph and the Melbourne Herald Sun. He continues to write feature articles and columns for all the major Australian wine media publications. Tony has also worked as a restaurant reviewer, section editor, book editor, digital content provider, journalism teacher and was named Wine Communicators of Australia 2018 Legend of the Vine (SA). Find out more about Tony at tonylove.com.au

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