2019 Pierro Reserve Cabernet Merlot

The Cabernet wines from Pierro, though identifiably from Margaret River, are much lighter and more graceful than many from the region, and maybe even have more in common with Cabernet from the Yarra Valley, in terms of weight and style. Just a thought. Medium-bodied, all red fruits, with perfume and tasteful spiced biscuit and cedar oak. It’s gentle and refined, tannin sits neatly inside the wine, and they offer a baby finger grip if you swish the wine around your mouth a little. There’s some cocoa and bay leaf in the mix, cool acidity, and the finish is very long and composed. It’s a beautiful wine, understated in the best possible way, though if you’re expecting a lot of oomph for your $100, it perhaps won’t be to your liking. Read more