Good depth and hue; the complex flavours and texture are the product of the warmest Montalto site. Cherry and plum each claim to be the leader, and they aren't easy to split. This has more body than its siblings.

James Halliday, 2020

This is something that gets me every time. So supple. So complex. So damn delicious. Another excellent Tuerong.

Montalto's Tuerong Block Pinot always has that bit more depth and bit more complexity meshed with its lacy sexy vibe. It is an epic Pinot without fail.

Seductive strawberries, red cherries and a lick of red plums, the gorgeous fruit profile folds into delicate savoury goodness lead by dried herbs, puffs of earthiness and hints of brown spices. The flow of this wine is something else. Light and dancy though there's a beguiling complexity that cannot be underestimated. Long to finish with super fine tannins, you'd call for this as your death row drink of choice. What a way to go out.

Drink to eight years+

Steve Leszczynski, 2021

Tasting alongside the 2018 Merricks Block, and while I reckon they are both of equal quality, I think I prefer this Tuerong. A little more earthy/savoury, with a firmer tannin profile.

Red cherry, spice, dried herbs and dried flowers, subtle soil-like earthiness. It’s medium-bodied, cherry and earthy savoury character, but still fine and quite pretty. Tannin has density and presence, with an emery board texture, cool acidity, and a long finish with a lick of kitten’s tongue tannin, and subtle sappy tamarillo flavour. Lovely lucid wine here.

Gary Walsh, The Wine Front, 2021