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