Description
Hand-picked, hand sorted, gently destemmed and berry sorted. Small, separate –batch ferments. Aged for 12 months in French oak.
Favoured Listening: Mozart Piano Concerto No.21 in C
Romantic, pensive, a delicate tone with some subtle weight beneath it.
REVIEW OF PIERRO L.T.Cf. 2015
“It’s cabernet merlot with a little cabernet franc – hence the name LTCf. It’s medium bodied, with an effortless palate structure and focus to a long finish. Perfumed notes of black olive and red berry. The palate has a tight sinewy thread and fine-grained oak in support. It all comes together with firm chalky tannins and silky-smooth oak integration. Focused and long. It’s a wine that will continue to evolve.
Score: 94/100
Wine Guide 2019, Ray Jordan
VINEYARDS
The Northern facing vineyards of Pierro contain the classic Bordeux varieties of Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, Petit Verdot, Cabernet Franc and Malbec which were planted in 1988. On a Southern gravelly slope facing the Willyabrup brook there are 10 small rows of very low yeilding Pinot Noir planted in 1980.
The fruit is hand picked and bunch sorted prior to being berry selected, with only perfect berries entering the one tonne open fermenters. Once in the open fermenters, the must is cold soaked and hand plunged every 4 hours prior to being gently pressed and poured into French barrels. The wine is stored for between 12-18 months and then bottled and stored for between 2-3 years prior to release.
