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Pierro Cabernet Merlot LTCf 2007
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Margaret River was very much back to normal with a very good season for reds in 2007 after a very cool 2006 vintage and so the richness, concentration and ripeness that you'd expect in the LTCf is again a feature of the wine. There's also a supple approachability within the cabernet structure that has always been a feature of this wine.
The fifth release of this classic Bordeaux blend has cabernet sauvignon (54%) and merlot (33%) once again with a little touch of cabernet franc (11%) and petit verdot (2%).
With the 2006, we commented that 'part of the joy of experiencing these wines is seeing how they vary from year to year, how the vagaries of vintage impact on the vineyard and the wine'. With the 2007 part of the joy is seeing how it is different from 2006 but how it shares similarities with 2004 and especially 2005.
The 2007 LTCf has bright fruity aromatics with the oak having integrated well and become part of the wine. There's ripe blackcurrant and dark plum flavours that are rich and concentrated and although the wine has plenty of weight in the mid-palate it is soft, round and silky smooth. The cabernet structure and the ripe, fine tannins give it a gentle firmness without affecting its approachability. Having said that, the LTCf has a pleasing fleshiness that contributes to its appeal.
The 2007 Pierro LTCf will probably be at its best over the next few years with pork roast with crackling, veal scallopine with a red wine sauce or lamb cutlets served with mushrooms, roast potatoes and some concentrated lamb jus.
*Tasting notes courtesy of Pierro vineyards.
14% Alc/Vol
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WBW Rating: 94/100
Closure: Cork
Region: Margaret River WA |
Winemaker: Mike Peterkin
Drink now until: 2015
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