What a wonderful surprise to open the Weekend Australian to read that we have been listed in Nick Ryan’s Top 100 wines. “… this is not simply a collection of the highest pointed wines of the year. The wines showcased in my inaugural Drinks Issue earned their spot by way of such factors as persuasive … Read more
2023 Castle Rock Estate Pinot Noir: 94 POINTS “Damn, this is a great drink. It’s a shining beacon for how fabulously approachable and delicious Great Southern Pinot Noir can be. Pour this large. Machine harvested with a portion seeing whole bunch fermentation (15%) and another portion seeing barrel fermentation then spending ten months in mix … Read more
We are delighted with the latest thoughts from the 2024 Halliday Wine Companion on our wines. We have once again been awarded 5 RED STARS, with our 2021 Castle Rock Estate Diletti Riesling awarded 98 points, and ranking second for the Riesling Wine of the Year. Halliday Wine Companion judge James Halliday described is as: … Read more
2021 Castle Rock Estate Pinot Noir 98 Points “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 and macerated black cherries are catapulted from the glass, like a magical concoction from an Apothecary of your dreams – seriously I … Read more
2021 Castle Rock Estate ‘Diletti’ Riesling 93 Points “The main game here is the palate, which is like a wall of ultra-concentrated grapefruit. Gee there is some latent, power in there (and no shortage of acidity). Yet it’s not an obvious wine – it’s too condensed and brooding for that. You feel like this will … Read more
94 Points, 2023 Halliday Wine Companion “The Porongurup Range is a place of great beauty. If you haven’t been, you really must add it to the list. Castle Rock Estate is a great place to start: not only are the wines sensational, but the positioning of the vineyard on top of the hill … well … Read more
JAMES HALLIDAY, THE AUSTRALIAN, 23 JULY 2022Wine Columnist The annual challenge and the opportunity that confronts most winemakers worth the name explains why each accepts the gruelling vintage hours and inadequate pay. The challenge is to make greater wines than ever before, and if the growing season is marred by bad weather, to better handle … Read more
We are thrilled to have recently been named in The Real Review’s TOP Winemakers of 2022. The Real Review is headed up by wine legend Huon Hooke and he says: “This is a real feather in your cap: your winery’s inclusion means it’s in the top 18% of Australia’s 2,000-plus wineries. We’ve tasted more than … Read more
“Australia’s Best Cellar Door Awards 2022” BEST SMALL CELLAR DOOR 2022GREAT SOUTHERN, WA A region both enchantingly remote as well as colossal, the Great Southern designation represents an area stretching more than 150km east to west, and 100km north to south. Its subregions are highly distinguished in their own pedigree: Albany and Denmark fringing the … Read more