Welcome to our new Wine Experiences
We are excited to launch our new ‘Wine Experiences’ at the Cellar Door.Our ‘Wine Flights’ tastings at the cellar door explore our Riesling and Pinot Noir ranges. These are the two varieties…
Top 100 Wines
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…
Winemaker of the Year
Ray Jordan has been WA’s leading commentator on the state’s wines for many years. His annual guide to WA wines has been has been reviewing and commentating on the wines…
Rob recently sat down and chatted all things Castle Rock Estate with renowned wine judge and sommelier, Shanteh Wale. ‘Shanteh is the Head Sommelier at Sydney’s Award-Winning Quay restaurant. She…
Droopy Pinot Noir Uncovered
In some exciting Pinot Noir news, the true identity of our beloved WA Droopy clone has been uncovered! Turns out it is the D4V2 clone of Pinot Noir commonly referred…
Castle Rock Estate Sauvignon Blanc
– Special Price – We make a small amount of Sauvignon Blanc each vintage. This is a complex Sauvignon Blanc that shows fresh and zesty fruit characters which have been complemented…
Young Gun of Wine
Deep Dive: Australia’s Best Grüner Veltliner Four years after our inaugural Deep Dive into Grüner Veltliner, it’s an apt time to again cast our eyes across the Australian Grüner landscape….
QWine Reviews tastes our new Pinot Noirs
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….
2023 vintage Pinot Noir range released
With vintage in full swing, Castle Rock Estate has released their Pinot Noirs. These wines comprise the 2023 vintages of the Castle Rock Estate ‘A&W’ Pinot Noir, Castle Rock Estate ‘Diletti’…
2023 Wine Show of Western Australia
A successful night at the 2023 Wine Show of Western Australian, with 2 Trophies, 3 Golds, 2 Silvers and a Bronze medal. It was great to have the whole team…
Halliday Wine Companion TOP 100 Wineries
The inaugural Halliday Wine Companion Top 100 Wineries selected by Campbell Mattinson is a celebration of the best wineries of right now. We’re honoured to have been included in the…
2023 WA Good Food Guide Wine Awards
WA Good Food Guide Wine Awards TOP 25 Wines was recently announced. TOP 25 WINES ANNOUNCED Our latest release Riesling, the 2023 Castle Rock Estate Riesling was named in the Top 25 WA wines…
2023 Australian Pinot Noir Challenge
It’s been a busy wine show season. We usually enter a number of wine shows in order to get a good benchmark of the quality of our wines. The shows have well respected judges…
Castle Rock Estate Riesling; Purity, finesse, and balance
We have recently released a tranche of new vintage Rieslings, showcasing the strength of the Porongurup region. The Porongurup region sits with the Great Southern region, 40 km north of…
Dual trophies for Castle Rock Estate
Castle Rock Estate has recently been awarded two trophies at the 2023 Perth Royal Wine Awards The 2022 Castle Rock Estate Pinot Noir was awarded the ‘Trophy for Best Pinot…
2024 Halliday Wine Companion
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…
The World’s Best Value Australian Wines
We are thrilled to have been named as some of the best value wines in Australia. Two of our Rieslings were named with our Castle Rock Estate Riesling and Skywalk…
Castle Rock Estate trio of Pinot Noirs released
Pinot Noir from the Porongurup region in Western Australia’s Great Southern region continues to build its reputation as one of the state’s best. The variety has a natural affinity with…
Vintage 2023
Vineyards that were well prepared for the 2023 vintage delivered high quality grapes with no disease and exceptional flavours. Winter 2022 was on the dry side, however rainfall was not…
Castle Rock Estate ‘A&W’ Range honours founders
Two new flagship Castle Rock Estate wines have been released, comprising the 2021 Castle Rock Estate ‘A&W’ Riesling and Pinot Noir. These reserve wines are named in honour of Angelo…
“my goodness what a wine.”
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….
Fruit is King of the Castle
We have recently released our new vintage wines comprising 2021 Castle Rock Estate Pinot Noir ($40), 2022 Castle Rock Estate Riesling ($30) and 2022 Castle Rock Estate ‘Skywalk’ Riesling ($25)….
How long will it last?
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…
2021 Castle Rock Estate Sauvignon Blanc
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…
James Halliday, The Australian
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…
New ‘Diletti’ wines released
We have extended our reserve range of wines with the release of the 2021 Castle Rock Estate ‘Diletti’ Pinot Noir, 2021 Castle Rock Estate ‘Diletti’ Riesling and 2020 Castle Rock…
Top Wineries of Australia 2022
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:…
GOURMET TRAVELLER WINE MAGAZINE
“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…
NEW RELEASE: 2021 Castle Rock Estate Pinot Noir
The Castle Rock Estate Pinot Noir not only aims to capture the terroir of Castle Rock Estate, but also our winemaking technique. Consisting of a blend of all four of…
Autumn at Castle Rock Estate
We are preparing for harvest which is imminent. Things are looking pretty good in the vineyard…after our wettest year in over 40 years, it has dried out very quickly. We…
Castle Rock Estate Riesling 2021
95 POINTS “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 best regional wines…
King of the Castle
“IT SEEMS FITTING that the steep hike up to Western Australia’s famed Castle Rock Granite Skywalk is considered one of the state’s best day walks. That’s because, as you stand…
James Halliday, The Australian
THE AUSTRALIAN, James Halliday, August 21, 2021 “Castle Rock has a ceaseless drive to make better wines. You have to go to Tasmania to find a conjunction of riesling and…
Castle Rock Estate Shiraz 2019, 95 Points
95 Points “A lovely vibrant and youthful purple in the glass. Lifted aromatics of blue fruits, spice, cracked pepper, brambles and bouquet garni. The palate is mid-weight, pretty and lively….
The Real Review: Pristine Porongurup
“The Great Southern Wine region in WA is one of the most isolated in the world. More than 4 hours south of Perth, it requires some effort to get there,…
GT Wine Magazine, Winemaker of the Year Finalist
“When Rob Diletti was last a finalist for these Awards in 2012, the judges saluted the quality of his winemaking from an isolated site in the Porongurups as well as…
Unique site the key to Castle Rock Estate
The 2019 vintage Castle Rock Estate reds have been released; the new wines comprise the 2019 Castle Rock Estate Shiraz and 2019 Castle Rock Estate Pinot Noir. The Castle Rock…
The Real Review: Pristine Riesling
“The Great Southern Wine region in WA is one of the most isolated in the world. More than 4 hours south of Perth, it requires some effort to get there,…
Gourmet Traveller WINE
Rob Diletti, Gourmet Traveller Winemaker of the Year Finalist 2019 “The wines of Castle Rock Estate have purity, tension and grace, and speak loudly of their source area, as well…
2019 Vintage
“The 2019 vintage has been one of the most challenging I have experienced, however we are harvesting some high quality fruit. With good vineyard management setting it up, we have…
Castle Rock Estate 20th vintage
Castle Rock Estate has released their new vintage 2020 Castle Rock Estate ‘Porongurup’ Riesling , 2020 Castle Rock Estate ‘Porongurup’ Chardonnay and the 2018 Castle Rock Estate ‘Great Southern’ Shiraz….
Vintage 2021
The 2021 vintage in the Porongurup Wine Region was characterised by an excellent growing season, with rain prior to vintage followed by warm ripening conditions yielding average crop levels of…
2018 Castle Rock Estate Pinot Noir
94 Points “A fabulous buy for the asking price. Pinot fans should break the land speed record to get to this. “What’s not to love? Generous red fruit is centred…