Castle Rock Estate Pinot Noir 2021

My first thought after tasting this wine was that if Western Australia keeps making Pinot Noir like this then we might have to revise our stereotypical opinions of West Australian Pinot. Cold soaking for a week, wild yeasts and barrel fermentation, maturation was in French barriques for nine to ten months with around one quarter of them new. Pale garnet in colour, the wine offers the enthralling aromas we look for in a classic Pinot. Some early complexity; game, red fruits, cranberries, spices, cherries, a hint of a briary note and some undergrowth. Then well balanced, linear and with good persistence plus silky tannins. This is lovely now but should continue to improve over the next five to six years. 93 with potential to rise. Castle Rock is a name which should be on every Aussie winelover’s must drink list.