{"product_id":"2025-pierro-ltc-semillon-sauvignon-blanc","title":"2025 Pierro LTC Semillon Sauvignon Blanc","description":"\u003cp\u003eIt is impossible to overstate Dr Mike Peterkin’s quality standing in the region. He literally produced Australia's very first Semillon Sauvignon Blanc blend back in 1979. While everyone else copied the style, Mike stayed ahead of the game by adding an intentional splash of Chardonnay to the mix. That little touch of Chardonnay gives this Willyabrup classic a glorious layer of textural volume that ordinary SSBs simply cannot match.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe 2025 release is a blend of 45% Semillon, 32% Sauvignon Blanc, and 23% Chardonnay. To build complexity, a small portion was fermented and matured in French oak barrels for a few months, while the rest stayed in stainless steel to preserve its pristine, oceanic energy. The result is a total triumph, and easily one of the best releases of LTC we have tasted.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIt leaps out with intense aromas of passionfruit, white flowers, lemongrass and mineral flint. The palate is beautifully balanced and juicy, showing heaps of lime, nashi pear and a dollop of creamy texture, before being snapped tight by a long, saline line of acidity. It is flat-out fun to drink now with fresh seafood, but it has the serious internal architecture to age remarkably well for over a decade.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cblockquote\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e96 points\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"This release is perhaps a little softer than the previous to my memory and is all the better for it. I love it. Actually, I think it's the best release of LTC I've ever tasted.\"\u003cbr\u003e- Erin Larkin (The Wine Advocate)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/blockquote\u003e\n\u003cblockquote\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e94 points\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"As far as I know, Pierro is probably the only producer who adds Chardonnay to the classic SSB blend. And it works.  This is a great release.\"\u003cbr\u003e- Gary Walsh (The Wine Front)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/blockquote\u003e","brand":"Pierro","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43119646310443,"sku":"2025 Pierro LTC Semillon Sauvignon Blanc","price":35.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/2572\/9722\/files\/2024PierroLTCSemillonSauvignonBlanc_1_45c11e7c-315a-48f1-91bc-ec68d86db91a.png?v=1779710679","url":"https:\/\/www.differentdrop.com\/products\/2025-pierro-ltc-semillon-sauvignon-blanc","provider":"Different Drop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}