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An Exploration of Riesling with Henschke, Taylors and Howard Park

April 23, 2022by vinonotebook Leave a comment

Presented as a virtual tasting, coordinated by Brian Chase Olson of Blend PR  with three wineries of Australia’s First Families of Wine Henschke, Taylors and Howard Park, this set out […]

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Castle Rock Estate Porongurup RS21 Riesling 2021

January 16, 2022by vinonotebook Leave a comment

RS21 stands for Residual Sugar 21. Meaning that fermentation has been stopped such that there is 21 grams per litre of residual sugar, classing this as medium or off-dry on […]

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Castle Rock Estate Porongurup Skywalk Riesling 2021

January 16, 2022by vinonotebook Leave a comment

According to the website, Castle Rock Estate have sold out of this little beauty. A second label (but no lesser a wine) to the Porongurup. Not named after any Star […]

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West Cape Howe Two Steps Shiraz 2018

January 5, 2022by vinonotebook Leave a comment

Sourced from the Langton vineyard in Mt Barker, with some of the earliest plantings in the region: around 40 years old. 18 months maturation in 20% new French oak barrique […]

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Castle Rock Estate Porongurup Riesling 2021

December 24, 2021by vinonotebook 1 Comment

Nearly a 10% drop in the ABV from the 2020. Rob Diletti yet again hits it out of the park. Castle Rock Estate, Riesling, Porongurup, 2021 Returns to elegance and […]

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Howard Park Petit Jeté Brut Blanc NV

December 19, 2021by vinonotebook Leave a comment

100% Chardonnay here from the highly regarded Howard Park Wines and Burch family. Based on the 2019 vintage (some parcels of fruit underwent malolactic fermentation for extra complexity) and spending […]

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Howard Park Jeté Brut NV

December 19, 2021by vinonotebook Leave a comment

The naming comes from the ballet movement Jeté and signifies the deep relationship the Burch family  (custodians of Howard Park) have with ballet. Same blend as previous release with a […]

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MadFish Chardonnay 2019

September 24, 2021by vinonotebook Leave a comment

A new look for the ever top value MadFish out of WA (part of the family owned Burch Family Wines). Their previous “turtle” label is being retired after 30 years […]

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Castle Rock Estate Riesling 2020

January 27, 2021by vinonotebook 1 Comment

A big jump in alcohol from the excellent 2019 Riesling, but no change in price. Still marked as “Dry” on the sweetness scale on the rear label. Winemaker is the […]

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Castle Rock Estate Shiraz 2018

December 30, 2020by vinonotebook Leave a comment

A slight label change from the 2017 with the label now showing “Great Southern” but the back label still showing as the fruit coming from Porongurup. The price is RRP […]

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