Pierro VR Chardonnay 2021 (May Release)

A matured, full-bodied Margaret River Chardonnay, VR expresses 40 years of Pierro's accumulated Chardonnay experience and heritage.

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Pierro VR Chardonnay 2021

'Mike Peterkin holds back a little of his chardonnay each year for this vintage reserve release. It means you are forced to keep your hands off it until release. It was a vintage that suited chardonnays, and this is a cracker. It’s quite fine and delicate and only just starting to show traces of development with a roasted cashew and light toasty character combining on the nose. The palate reveals rich flavours held with a fine savoury acidity. Lively and expressive. Still with time ahead of it' 97 Points – Ray Jordan – WA Wine Guide

"This is so relaxed and easy to drink. It’s in its own groove, albeit with the powerful fruit flavours of Margaret River chardonnay. Pink grapefruit, Meyer lemon, white nectarine flecked with spices, some lemon curd and sweet, cedary oak, yet everything in perfect balance. A charming, super delicious vintage release." 96 Points, Jane Faulkner, Halliday Wine Companion

GW: Powerful wine offering pear, fresh pineapple and lime, plenty of toasty ginger and clove spiced oak. It’s tight in acidity, toasty savoury oak is pretty much soaked up by the fruit, and of course, it’s a wine for the cellar rather than now. Texture is grainy and firm, and the finish is long, toasty and saline, with something of an umami character. 94+ points.
MB: Slips over the palate with authority. A pleasing glide and sense of elegance and finesse yet some chomp to texture too. Concentration is inward, a coolness in there, light brine notes in distinct just-ripe stone fruits, ginger biscuit, sandalwood characters, a sinewy oak sheath around the wine but all of it feels serious, complex and very good, but you’d want to be holding the wine to let everything settle in and mellow out. 94+ points, 2026-2040
94+ Points, Gary Walsh & Mike Bennie, The Wine Front

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.

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