Castle Rock Estate A&W Pinot Noir 2021
The A&W series is named in honour of the founders of Castle Rock Estate with their reserve offering. Sourced from predominantly vines planted in 1986,
The A&W series is named in honour of the founders of Castle Rock Estate with their reserve offering. Sourced from predominantly vines planted in 1986,
The A&W series is named in honour of the founders of Castle Rock Estate with their reserve offering. The 2022 A&W Riesling displays kaffir lime
Rob Diletti continues to make excellent wines over in the far West and none better than his Rieslings. This is from the Porongurup sub-region and
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
This is a fascinating wine that carries an interesting mix of serious acidity and raw power thanks to the warm and dry Summer. It’s quite
This is a cracking value Pinot Noir from Rob Diletti. The fruit is already generous and built to please delivering plenty of pretty, fragrant fruits
The Castle Rock Skywalk Riesling is made the same as their flagship Riesling but with juice pressed closer to the skins, and what a delightful
The 2021 Castle Rock Estate Pinot Noir is hailing from 20-35 year old vines and made from a selection of five clones. Acai berries, juniper
A flagship wine of the Castle Rock Estate brand bringing together six Riesling blocks across the Porongurup range. Fermented in cool stainless steel tanks to
The Porongurup Range is a low slung granite mountain range that gives its name to the local wine region. It also seems to give the
Off-dry and medium-dry rieslings are making a comeback and not before time. These wines blend biting acidity with measured sweetness to make for a beautiful
The Skywalk is a relatively new addition to Rob Diletti’s Castle Rock range. It’s supposed to be a little less serious than the Estate, although
From the Great Southern sub-region of Mt Barker, this was fermented in two-tonne open fermenters and gently plunged two or three times a day. It
I first met winemaker Rob Diletti at the Len Evans Tutorial, many years ago. My lasting impression is of a bloke who thought deeply about
This is such a good example of the cooler climate shiraz from a great year in the Great Southern. It has slightly blue fruit characters
This must be one of the very best rieslings Rob Diletti has made. Stunning. It has a deep intensity of spicy citrusy fruit delivered which
This might be right up your alley if you’re looking for chardonnay showing slightly more upfront mealy stone fruit characters. At the same time, it
It’s not quite there yet but Great Southern in Western Australia is one of the country’s up and coming regions for shiraz. The cool climate,
Castle Rock’s Porongurup Riesling is a benchmark for the region. From the look of this wine 2020 is going to be a good vintage, if
If you are looking for a classy chardonnay at a bargain price then look no further than this brilliant wine from Rob Diletti which has
WINNER of a Winepilot Trophy for the greatest value wines in Australia. The Rieslings from Porongurup in the Great Southern are renowned for their shy
Western Australia is not the first state you think of for Pinot Noir, but there are a couple of very promising regions for Pinot in
Barbera from blue marine soils right next to the prized Cannubi Cru of Barolo village. Despite its distinguished origin, this wine is pure joy and
A wine that is all about the berries, blue berries that is. Even down to the hue in the glass – a blue tinge – that
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