Castle Rock Estate Riesling 2023 = yes

Another day, another post with Andrew banging on about young, Australian dry Riesling. Don’t like Riesling? Tune out now. Otherwise, just buy some of this Castle Rock Estate Riesling 2023. A familiar nose and a familiar crunch. Grapefruit, lime leaf, a little celery, then a wonderfully tangy grapefruit lime palate. Excellent palate drive and freshness – it goes on and on, with the slightly sour palate all about grapefruit briskness. How can you fault this? A strong vintage for Castle Rock Riesling, no doubt.

THE VERDICT

• Best drinking: now. Or wait. But I'll go now
• Score (out of 20): 18.5
• Score (out of 100): 94
• Alcohol %: 12
• RRP (in $AUD): 32
• Winery website: https://castlerockestate.com.au/
• Would I buy it?: absolutely