2024 Castle Rock Estate ‘A&W’ Riesling
$50.00
1770 in stock
Tasting Notes
Named in honour of Angelo and Wendy, who founded Castle Rock Estate by planting the first Riesling vines in 1983. Careful fruit selection creates a Riesling of finesse and purity, that expresses the greatness of our site.
All estate fruit. Sourced from the best performing Riesling blocks. Hand harvested fruit from best rows. Fruit selection, chilled overnight, whole bunch pressed to 450 L/T. Light solids included in ferment. Cool ferment in stainless steel tank with inoculated yeast. Left on lees for 4 months post-ferment.
Bright, pale Lemon in colour with a hint of green. Nose is perfumed with white florals, talc and crushed curry leaf. Bright and elegant on the palate with nice fruit weight, full of lime juice and zest, subtle sherbet edge. A super fine acid line drives a very long finish, with lingering hints of mineral/slate.
FoodAccompaniment: Ideal aperitif wine, will also accompany fish, delicate crustacean and mild Asian dishes. CellaringPotential: Excellent ageing potential. It will continue to improve through its first year and then plateau, should drink well for at least 20 years.
“Bright floral bouquet, rose petals with a little citrus. Big silky round tasty palate with a vibrant front palate & a crisp acidic finish. VERY DRINKABLE.” Winelines, Dan Traucki
Harvest Date: 8 March 2024
Bottling Date: 20 August 2024
Alc:: 11.8%
pH: 2.87
T.A.: 8.1g/L
Residual sugar:0.47g/L
Minimal sulphites used
Here’s a few older vintage tasting notes for those that have some of our wines in their cellars. These notes were written upon release of each of these wines.
2024 Castle Rock Estate ‘A&W’ Riesling
2023 Castle Rock Estate ‘A&W’ Riesling
2022 Castle Rock Estate ‘A&W’ Riesling
2021 Castle Rock Estate ‘A&W’ Riesling
95 Points “The pinnacle of rieslings made at Castle Rock, and a scintillatingly true, pristine expression of Porongurup. Green apples, white spring florals (jasmine, stephanotis, honeysuckle), crushed chalk and hints of juniper. Fine saline acidity is the thread that pulls it all together. It is delicate, but it is so long; the flavour enduring, dragging out the finish. You must be prepared for a quiet wine here, however once you are attuned to the tone it is possible to hear the reverberations long after the wine is gone.” Wine Companion 2023, Erin Larkin
2020 Castle Rock Estate ‘A&W’ Riesling
97 Points, Wine Companion
2018 Castle Rock Estate ‘A&W’ Riesling
96 Points, Wine Companion
2017 Castle Rock Estate ‘A&W’ Riesling
92 Points, The Real Review, Toni Paterson MW
2016 Castle Rock Estate ‘A&W’ Riesling
97 Points, Wine Companion
2015 Castle Rock Estate ‘A&W’ Riesling
94 Points, The Real Review, Huon Hooke
2013 Castle Rock Estate ‘A&W’ Riesling
94 Points, The Real Review, Huon Hooke
2012 Castle Rock Estate ‘A&W’ Riesling
93 Points, The Real Review, Huon Hooke
