Review: Castle Rock Estate A & W Pinot Noir 2022

It’s a close-run thing about whether the Diletti or this A & W is the best Pinot Noir from Castle Rock, but both are line-in-the-sand wines for Rob Diletti. This is the lighter, more fragrant wine and just looks a fraction simpler.

Lipstick, red fruit, vanillan oak, some delicious raspberry watermelon Pinot character. Super polished and classy, all it needs is a bit more intensity to be a clincher. Applaudable drink in the context of how far the Castle Rock Pinot range has come.

THE VERDICT

• Best drinking: nowish
• Score (out of 20): 17.7
• Score (out of 100): 92
• Alcohol %: 12.5
• RRP (in $AUD): 55
• Winery website: https://castlerockestate.com.au/
• Would I buy it?: a glass or two