Pierro Chenin Blanc 2023

Planted in 1980, this is a bone dry Chenin, with flavours of honey, straw and apples.

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Tasting Notes

Pierro Chenin Blanc 2023

"This is a wine of presence and detail but it finishes taut, which makes me think that its best days are a while ahead. Green apple, lots of spice and gravel characters, thistles, citrus, woodsmoke and green mango. It's a powerful wine, sure-footed, textural and charismatic. It's enough to turn you onto chenin. Indeed, it's enough to make you want to cellar it. This is a wine of clear excellence." 94+ Campbell Mattinson The Wine Front 

"This is a chenin that lets the guys in the Swan Valley know they don’t have it all their way with this variety. The season was kind, and it’s resulted in a thoroughly beautiful example. It doesn’t have the obvious tropical fruits of some chenins, but it still shows fine citrus, light melon and apple characters that capture the variety perfectly. There’s almost a delicacy about this, which is as much about the season as it is about the grape. It’s a cracking wine and thoroughly enjoyable." 95 Points - Ray Jordan 

"The 2023 Chenin Nunc Tempus Est leads with a varietal nose of green apple (stewed and sweet), white flowers, beeswax and silex. In the mouth, the wine is firm and structured, with intense flavor and gentle grippy phenolics through the finish. This Chenin Blanc is possessed of that typical fruity/bitter note that declares its varietal origin and a saline, mineral aspect that speaks of the place in which it was grown. This is very good." 94 Points,  Erin Larkin - Robert Parker's Wine Advocate 

Located in the heart of Western Australia’s renowned Margaret River wine region, the Pierro estate, owned and managed by Dr. Mike Peterkin, has a viticultural pedigree second to none. Besides making award-winning Chardonnay of distinctive character, Mike also produced the first Semillon Sauvignon Blanc blend in Australia. The Pierro reds are now among the very best in the region.

Producer website: https://www.pierro.com.au/

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