Another serious and structured Pinot from the Porongurup Pinot champion. Mint, strawberry, Pinosity - this '22 works. It's mid-weight, with a dip towards more tannic depth, but bright fruit, too. …
Verticals are fascinating things. For some wines, they show vineyard or winery progressions, as styles and seasons shape how the fermented grape juice tastes. But the story behind the Howard …
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 …
Rob Diletti believes that his Porongurup vineyard can make great Pinot (as he talked about in this interview). For mine, it seems like more promise and hope than reality so …
Close followers of this site will know how popular Riesling is on this site, even to the point where I've been accused of having a 'Riesling bias'. I'll wear that with …
Rob Diletti is convinced that his site can make great Pinot Noir. This A & W Pinot Noir 2021 shows how far he has come. Lots happening in this Porongurup …
Can this top dog Castle Rock Diletti Pinot Noir 2021 rise above the ho-hum regional reputation for Pinot? Probably not, but it gives the challenge a fair shake, Red fruit and …
Well this is a fascinating wine for Rob Diletti & family. The Castle Rock Estate Diletti Riesling 2021 is a barrel-fermented and matured take on the usual house style, with …
As the name suggests, here are 10 of the better Chardonnay to have passed the Australian Wine Review desk in recent weeks. I tried to keep this as a 'Top 10' …
From the wide wide expanses of WA's Great Southern comes a quartet of sub-regional Riesling expressions that I'm always glad to see. These Harewood Riesling releases are more than just good …
Broad vintage generalisations anywhere are fraught with danger. They're so problematic given just how much a harvest can vary from variety to variety and vineyard to vineyard. Like 2011 in …
Another strong Shiraz release, and this Castle Rock Estate Shiraz 2019 has 'classic' written all over it. Moderate, yet glossy, plum fruit prettiness and mint, A real sense of mediumness here, …
