2017 Pierro Reserve Cabernet Sauvignon - Merlot 750ml

Margaret River, Western Australia. The last few vintages have shown just how much the Pierro reds have benefited from the estate's mature vines (30 years old in 2015). As well as this, Mike Peterkin has been experimenting with tannin management andworking to encourage the development of flavour compounds in grapes early in the season and conserving  them in the heat of summer. He believes that the combination of these two factors have enabled Pierro to achieve fully ripe tannins without excessive alcohols and so produce reds that have 'finesse and elegance with full flavour'.

 The components of the wine –  83.9% Cabernet Sauvignon, 11.4% Merlot, 3.8 % Cabernet Franc, and0.8% Petit Verdot and 0.1% Malbec– are identified in the vineyard and monitored in the barrel...