Moss Wood Ribbon Vale 2022 Chardonnay – Ned Goodwin, jamessuckling.com

A bottle of Ribbon Vale wine laying on a table

Moss Wood Ribbon Vale 2022 Chardonnay – Ned Goodwin, jamessuckling.com

Points: 90
Rating: 5 Stars

This is a contrarian approach to chardonnay, distinctively forward and fruity, reminiscent of older school Australiana. Attractively so, at least for those seeking respite from the linear, mineral pungency of more contemporary expressions. Mid-weighted. A blast of creamed cashew, nougatine, white peach and dried hay, melds with vanillin oak. Salacious, in the best way. Drink or hold.

June, 2023