Castle Rock Estate Pinot Noir
This stunning Pinot Noir from Castle Rock Estate shows a medium red colour. The attractive bouquet emits pleasing scents of strawberries, dark cherries, liquorice, and spice, with a gentle touch of stalks and charry barrel ferment. These wonderful fragrances are replicated on the rich and generous palate, where they are joined by French oak nuances. Fine tannins and taut acidity integrate with the balanced palate to offer a silky texture, culminating the wine in a long and powerful finale. It tastes excellent with duck, chicken and lamb preparations, as well as with mild Asian dishes.
Additional Information
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| Country | Australia |
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| Region | Great Southern |
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About The Winery
Named after a prominent nearby landmark, Castle Rock Estate is nestled on the eastern slopes of the Porongurup mountains. The winery has been built in a way that makes use of the natural slope of the land with wine moved via gravity. Not only is this a more sustainable process, but gentler on the wine thus retaining quality. Castle Rock Estate is activley reducing their carbon footprint; their winery is solar powered, all waste water is treated with a pond aerator (100% solar powered), they utilise only rain water and use no pesticides or insecticides. Rob prefers to facilitate the natural balance of the vineyard; this allows for a heathy and strong microcosm. The 2017 Pinot Noir has recently been award 95 points from Ray Jordan Top 100 Red Wines. Jordan states “Rob Diletti is a first-class winemaker. He is consistently one of Australia’s best…He really does know how to capture the best in the fruit and you can always guarantee that whenever he got his hands on the wine, it’s going to be good.” Rob Diletti has also been named as a Gourmet Traveller Winemaker of the Year 2019 finalist!
