2024 Castle Rock Estate Porongurup Riesling

Review Summary: Concentrated yet tightly coiled and tense with a steely feel.

The Detailed review: Brilliant water like core with a faint greenish tinge around the outskirts. Lime, lemon and Granny Smith apple aromas are propelled through the nostrils with ample intensity followed by some wet steel and flinty mineral notes. Zesty lemon and lime fruits wrap themselves around a tense core of steely mineral infused acidity with some green apple accents also evident. Concentrated yet tightly coiled it finishes dry, long and refreshingly crisp.
Drink over the next 6-8 years.
Alc. 11.5%

Other Reviews…..
This is a stunning Riesling and amazing value. It might sound like the proverbial broken record but anyone claiming to like Riesling who is not buying, drinking and cellaring these is not serious. Rob Diletti sees this as his flagship. The fruit is all from the estate, from six different blocks, aged between two and four decades. Only the first press of 450 litres/tonne is used here. A bright lemon hue, it is leaner and more elegant than the Skywalk, as expected, with notes of florals, oystershells, citrus including fresh lime and grapefruit pith, and a line of saline acidity. Focus and length are present. This is easily a ten to twenty year proposition. A wonderful Riesling and one which is must-have value. Drink 2024-2044.
95 Points
Ken Gargett – WinePilot.com