2015 Montalto Single Vineyard Tuerong Block Pinot Noir, Mornington Peninsula

The Tuerong Block produces powerful fruit that lends itself to whole bunch fermentation, after a series of trials Simon Black has developed a technique to reduce excessive stemminess: 40% whole bunches undergo 10-14 days of carbonic maceration before being destemmed and open-fermented, the remainder destemmed and cold-soaked for 7 days before wild fermentation, 7 days post-ferment maceration, matured in French oak for 11 months. This plays a tap dance between spice and fruit to set the tone for all the rest that lies behind. Again you have a pinot that flashes all the complexity of the four single vineyards, there is an overarching elegance in all these wines.