Castle Rock Estate is an award-winning winery in the Porongurup Ranges in Western Australia. Castle Rock Estate is located on the northeast face of the Porongurup mountain range 40 kilometres North-East of Albany and 30 kilometres South-East of Mount Barker. Along with its unique culture of wineries, crafts and accommodation, the Porongurup National Park provides a natural scenic beauty. To allow appreciation of this beauty, many bush walks ha...
Towards the end of 1981 the 55 hectare property was specifically selected by Angelo and Wendy Diletti to grow premium quality table-wine grapes. The choice was based on the altitude, an approximate eastern slope, well-drained soils and excellent water catchment potential. The wide arc of magnificent views has been the bonus.
The vineyard is located on Porongurup Road in the shire of Plantagenet. It is set high in the Porongurup Ranges, whi...
The wines from Castle Rock Estate were made under contract at Alkoomi winery from 1986 to 2000. The next phase of growth was to make our wines on site at Castle Rock Estate. After the 2000 vintage we decided to bite the bullet and proceed with plans to build a 200 tonne winery on the estate. Despite having nearly twelve months, it was only just completed on time, the first tanks arriving only four days before the first grapes arrived.
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Robert Diletti has been part of Castle Rock Estate since its inception in 1981. He can still remember helping plant the first vines as a six year old in 1983. Many a school holiday and weekend was spent helping his parents on the vineyard.
In 1995 he enrolled in the Charles Sturt University winemaking course, graduating in 1998. He spent two years full time on campus then studied externally for two years while working as a cellar hand. This...
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