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SummerSalt is returning to the beautiful Great Southern in 2024 with a sunny line-up of some of Australia’s most beloved artists!

We’re joining the lineup of wineries, breweries, cideries and distilleries at WA’s favourite wine and food festival - UnWined Subiaco. Join us for one of the three sessions across the last weekend in October to wander around some of the tastiest delights our state has to sample. 

Following on from the success in at the Royal Queensland Wine Awards, our 2022 Estate Riesling received an outstanding score of 96, which is a Top Gold at the National Cool Climate Wine Show. This latest medal joins a line up of awards for the 2022 Estate Riesling and its very pale straw colour with green tinges. The nose is classic Great Southern Riesling with lime, talc and a perfumed floral lift . Powerful lemon and lime intensity with racy acidity and a quenching slatey finish. 

Castelli Estate’s 2022 Estate Riesling has taken out Gold at the Royal Queensland Awards. The Royal National Agricultural and Industrial Association of Queensland prestigious Royal Queensland Awards (RQA) — formerly the Royal Queensland Food & Wine Show — is a celebration of the nation’s finest produce and producers.

We are opening the doors to our Urban Cellar Door for a not-to-be-missed tasting experience.

No need to pack your bags for Denmark, we are bringing the Cellar Door experience to Perth. Stock up on your Castelli favourites and try something new.

As we emerge from the 2023 vintage, there is plenty happening down here at the Denmark winery. We are getting the new whites ready for bottling in the coming days; Sauvignon Blanc and Riesling. This year’s Chardonnay is in barrel with lees being stirred across our single block wines. Barrels are full of 2023 reds; Cabernet, Shiraz, Malbec and Pinot Noir. They’re resting gently to settle after being through the rigours of harvest. In the tasting room, we have just finished a vertical tasting of the Estate Cabernet, Estate Shiraz and Il Liris Red. Tasting the successive years side-by-side lets us see how the wines are developing, and the cellaring potential of the vintages along with the seasonal variation and winemaking craft required to retain our house style.

On Sunday afternoon (7 May 2023) we opened the vineyard gates and hosted an intimate winery experience, as a part of Taste Great Southern 2023. It was a wonderful afternoon at the Denmark vineyard and winery. Guests were treated to a guided vineyard walk and winery tour and tasting by Chief Winemaker Andrew Vesey. The group finished off the afternoon at the Cellar Door with a vertical tasting of our current releases and museum wines, and shared grazing boards.

It has been a busy couple of months down here at the Denmark winery setting the stage for vintage. We’ve had a packed bottling schedule since November with many of our 2022 and 2021 varieties going into the final stages before release. We’re also getting in new barrels for the 2023 vintage, and preparing the winery for this year’s fruit to come through. The 2023 vintage will be kicking off as you are receiving this letter and your first Wine Club bottles for the year.

Castelli Chief Winemaker Andrew Vesey shares his insights on the 2023 season as we head into vintage. From our Denmark vineyard to vines in Mt Barker and the Porongurups, fruit across the region is primed for picking and the team are looking forward to creating another year of exceptional Great Southern wines for Castelli. 

SummerSalt is coming to the beautiful South-West with a sunny line-up of some of Australia’s most beloved artists. Join us for an unforgettable concert experience nestled amongst tall trees and sweeping vineyards in Denmark's lush countryside at Castelli Estate. Kick back or dance the day & night away under a blanket of stars to your favourite live music. This dazzling line-up features BIRDS OF TOKYO, BOY & BEAR, SAN CISCO, and DARCIE HAVEN.

Great Southern Winery Shines at the Worlds Biggest Wine Show – Twice!

The new West Australian Wine Review is out, and we are overjoyed with the results.

The top wines of the year were announced by the IWSC on the 12th October as it published the 30 trophy winners that stole the show in this year’s judging.