{"title":"Pierro | Margaret River","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cimg alt=\"Kangaroo in the Pierro Vineyards of Margaret River\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0106\/1539\/0266\/files\/PierroVineyardBanner.jpg?v=1704546876\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe Pierro vineyard is set in 65 acres of beautiful undulating bushland. Willyabrup Brook, runs through the property and forms the dam which provides irrigation to the vines. The first grapes were planted in 1980, the same year as the cellars were built. Winemaker Dr. Michael Peterkin graduated in Medicine from the University of Western Australia in 1972. He then attended Roseworthy Agricultural College in 1976 and 1977 and gained a degree in grape growing and wine making. Whilst establishing Pierro vineyards he acted as consultant winemaker to a number of premium wineries in the Margaret River and Lower Great Southern districts.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMike was anything but conventional when it came to establishing Pierro, in fact, in many areas of the vineyard he went completely against the customary methodology. Unlike a number of other vineyards in the region, he planted north-south orientated vine rows, which he judged would receive up to 20% more sunlight. He also introduced vines with half the normal width between the rows and two-thirds the spacing. This was to make the vines more competitive, balance their fruit yield and promote flavour intensity. Pierro was the original high-density vineyard planting in Margaret River and also one of the first in Australia. Vine density ranges from 4,000 to 5,500 vines per hectare, compared to a conventional Australian vineyard of 1,900 per hectare.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe winemaking philosophy has always been to combine the traditional handmade techniques of the Old World with the modern technology of the New World. Mike has owned the Fire Gully vineyard down the road from Pierro since 1988 with the wines made at Pierro but sold under a separate label.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"pierro-fire-gully-chardonnay","title":"Pierro Fire Gully Chardonnay 2025","description":"\u003cp\u003eFrom the Margaret River wine region of Western Australia, the Pierro 'Fire Gully' Chardonnay is made from hand picked grapes sourced from the 20-to-30 year old vines grown at the Fire Gully farm and vineyard. The grapes are cold pressed, barrel fermented in second and third fill barrels before maturation for ten months in oak with fortnightly lees stirring prior to blending and bottling. Creamy and rich on the nose with notes of lemon, red apple and pastry. The palate is full, textured and mouth filling, with fine citrus notes. [#intro]Delicious in every sense \u0026amp; produced by one of the legends of Australian Chardonnay...[\/intro]\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Pierro","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":40838564347971,"sku":"A25PIERROFGCHARDONNAY","price":22.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0106\/1539\/0266\/files\/FireGullyChardonnayBt.jpg?v=1704560364"},{"product_id":"pierro-fire-gully-shiraz","title":"Pierro Fire Gully Shiraz 2021","description":"\u003cp\u003eFire Gully is adjacent to Moss Wood and a kilometre from Pierro Vineyards. It is influenced by the brook system that runs through the property and out to the coast four kilometres away. The sea breeze drifts up the brook to the vineyard moderating the summer temperatures. All of the grapes are hand picked at sunrise and taken in small buckets to the Pierro winery. From here, the team at Pierro craft the wines under the guidance of Dr. Peterkin. Co-fermented with a touch of Viognier, the Fire Gully Shiraz is a deep coloured wine displaying aromas of black cherry jam and spicy blackberry. The palate is soft and supple, with generous fruit and fine tannins. 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The Pierro Chardonnay is sourced from five distinct blocks of Chardonnay on the property in Willyabrup, with the average vine age reaching 30 years. 90% of the Pierro Chardonnay is the Gin-Gin clone which is thought to trace its origins back to Meursault. It’s a decadently styled wine with alluring aromas of brioche, golden delicious apples and spice. On the palate, intense flavours of stone fruits, freshly baked sourdough and crème patissière alongside well judged oak and finishes with fabulous length. Year after year, it’s clear that this is not only one of Margaret River’s best wines but also Australia’s. 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A few years later the French started dropping atom bombs in the pacific and anything that contained a connotation to being associated with the French was dead in the water. So the name was changed to Pierro Semillon Sauvigon Blanc. But people kept asking about where the 'L.T.C.' had gone. So, the name was changed to Semillon Sauvignon Blanc L.T.C. Although the name L.T.C. originally stood for 'Les Trois Cuvees', over time at the cellar door numerous guests postulated on what L.T.C. was an acronym for. One day in summer a lady arrived and asked whether L.T.C. stood for \"a Little Touch of Chardonnay' and the staff member serving replied with \"well yes, I guess it does\". Moving forward 15 years and L.T.C. standing for a little touch of Chardonnay had stuck. So much that most people drinking it just called it by the letters. The varietal composition of the blend contains Semillon (50%) which gives the wine the ability to mature gracefully, Sauvignon Blanc (43%) to provide the delicate perfumed aroma and youthful fresh flavour and Chardonnay (7%) which completes the wine providing body power. L.T.C. is a light dry wine, delicious when young but has the capacity and backbone to mature and develop in the bottle. Flavours of citrus, pear, green apple, melon and tropical fruit. Fresh, crisp and dry with both complexity and elegance. 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The wine is left with skins for an average of 20 days before pressing and maturation in 10% new, one, two and three year old French barriques for 11-12 months. Each year the blend changes slightly depending on the vintage and the yield. But every year the aim is to create a wine that is delicious when young, complex but also elegant, smooth and easy drinking. Smooth, silky soft and attractive. An easy drinking medium bodied red wine with elegant flavours of blackberry, cassis mulberry and plum. Best served with red meat dishes such as lamb and duck or alternatively rich pasta dishes with good friends. 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The original Cabernet vines were introduced to Western Australia between 1836 and 1895, most likely from South Africa. In the 1930s the legendary Houghton winemaker Jack Mann took cuttings from selected old bush vines in the Swan Valley and established a 1.6 hectare planting known as the \"Houghton Cabernet Block\". He was firmly of the view that grapes from this block could be used to make outstanding wine. In the 1960's the Department of Agriculture, through several years of evaluation, refined this block and selected the best quality vines, 21 in all from a planting of 2,200. These vines were planted in \"foundation blocks\" at Gin Gin in 1970 and at Frankland River in 1973. Over the next 40 years these vines were further evaluated and, in 2012, six \"super\" selections were released. The team at Pierro have chosen what they consider the best three to form the basis of this wine. Hand picked, bunch and berry selected prior to fermentation as whole berries in open-top fermenters. Hand plunged with 39 days on skins prior to pressing and maturing in oak barrique for 18 months. A leafy, delicate Cabernet Sauvignon, with very finely milled tannins and layers of red and purple fruit in the mouth. A cool mineral profile, and a gentle chalkiness on the middle palate highlight the fruit. Hints of coffee bean, mint and bay leaf add complex layers to this understated wine, which finishes with salinity and great elegance. 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