Pierro Reserve Cabernet Sauvignon Merlot 2022 (6 Bottle Pack)

Brand: Pierro

Release Name: Reserve — Cabernet Sauvignon Merlot

Wine Style / Type: Full-Bodied Red Wine, Bordeaux-Style Blend

Varietal: Cabernet Sauvignon and Merlot (Cabernet Sauvignon-Dominant Blend)

Age: 2020 Vintage

Volume: 750ml Bottle

Alc / Vol (%): 14.0%

Country: Australia

Region: Margaret River, Western Australia (Willyabrup Estate Vineyard, Vines Over 30 Years Old)

Cask Type: Not publicly detailed for this specific vintage — please verify oak treatment with Pierro or your distributor

Limited Edition: No (Pierro's Standing Annual Reserve Release, Though Produced in Smaller Volumes Than the L.T.Cf.)

Award Winner: Yes — Ranked among the Top Red Bordeaux Blends from Margaret River across multiple vintages by The Real Review (94.3-point average rating)

Pierro is a Margaret River winery founded in 1979 by Dr Mike Peterkin on Caves Road in Willyabrup, Western Australia, now also involving winemaker Nic Peterkin. Widely regarded as one of the region's founding and most acclaimed Chardonnay producers, Pierro has been credited with establishing a stylistic benchmark that many other Australian Chardonnay makers have followed since the mid-1980s. The estate's Chardonnay is consistently rated among the finest in the country, combining great finesse with impressive power, and the winery's reputation extends to its red wines as well, particularly in strong vintages.

The Reserve sits above Pierro's more approachable L.T.Cf. blend as the estate's top-tier Cabernet Merlot, sourced from vines over 30 years old on high-density, narrow-row plantings that deliberately keep yields low to concentrate flavour and quality. The 2020 vintage in particular is regarded as one of the finest Margaret River has produced in a generation, and rather than pushing the wine harder to match that vintage quality, Pierro's approach was the opposite — pulling back on inputs to let the fruit itself lead, resulting in a wine reviewers have described as having gorgeous clarity and repose rather than raw power. All fruit comes from vineyard blocks within 3km of the coast, giving the wine a distinct maritime freshness that separates it from warmer-climate Cabernet blends. It's a serious, cellar-worthy red for collectors specifically chasing Pierro's flagship red wine rather than its more everyday L.T.Cf. release, and a strong match for red meat, game and rich, full-flavoured cheeses.