Tasting Notes

Critic Scores:
  • 98 Points Ray Jordan
  • 96 PointsMike Bennie (The Wine Front)
The 2024 vintage represents a landmark for Pierro, harvested during an unprecedentedly early and rapid growing season in Wilyabrup that imparted extraordinary concentration into the signature Gin-Gin fruit. This iteration is defined by a luminous, pale-straw appearance and a sophisticated aromatic profile of white nectarine, grapefruit, and a distinct flinty mineral edge.
 
On the palate, the wine displays a masterful tension between its unctuous, creamy texture and a "tightly coiled" structural precision, underpinned by a vibrant line of natural acidity. Ray Jordan, who awarded the wine a near-perfect 98 points, lauds it as a "brilliant example" of the Pierro style, noting its flawless balance of toasted cashew richness and a chalky, lingering finish. The influence of French oak is seamlessly integrated, providing a refined frame for the intense stone fruit and citrus core, resulting in a Chardonnay of immense power and poise.