Castle Rock Estate Diletti Pinot Noir 2024

This is quite a different style from the standard Pinot from Castle Rock. There appears to be more winemaking influence, and after hand picking and whole bunch fermentation, the wine manages to produce lovely aromas of perfumed cherry and strawberry, but it is in the palate where the difference is manifest. The colour is quite a deal lighter, but there is immense power here with fine chalky tannins and a neatly integrated oak regime combining to carry the wine through to an endlessly long finish. This is a classy wine with the structure and the quality of fruit to handle extended cellaring, and it will be interesting to see how it evolves over the years.