I can’t say that I was overly impressed with the first round of Moss Wood Ribbon Vale (red) releases but the form has been reversed entirely here – this is a pristine, ripe, silken red of great appeal, with red berry flavours and a hearty, bloody, raw minerality streaming through the mouth.  Tannins are ripe, supple and unobtrusive, the oak’s a five-fingered glove amid the hand of fruit, and it all seems clean and varietal.  It fits entirely into the Moss Wood range. Drink: Now-2010.