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Moss Wood 2020 Pinot Noir – Edward Agg, The Cellar Post
Quality MR PN here. Complex aromas of crushed raspberries and dark cherries, dried herbs, clove, cinnamon, and sweet earth with a rounding, super subtle, vanilla creaminess. The palate offers great structure, balance, and acidity. Ripe red berries, dark cherry, ample savoury spice, polished fine tannins, expansive on the finish. It’s…
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Moss Wood 2020 Pinot Noir – Casey Bryan, Travelling Corkscrew
Say hello to the newly released 2020 Moss Wood Pinot Noir retailing at approximately $75.You don’t get a huge amount of Pinot out of Margaret River (WA) and of the ones you do, Moss Wood definitely know how to grow Pinot in the area and have been since the 70s.A…
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Moss Wood 2022 Semillon – James Suckling, jamesuckling.com
Sliced apples, crushed stones, thyme, lemons and white grapefruits on the nose. Tangy, mineral and compact, with a medium to full body. Weighty and solidly structured. Drink or hold. Screw cap. October, 2022
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Moss Wood Ribbon Vale 2021 Elsa – James Suckling, jamesuckling.com
White grapefruits, sliced apples, lemons, salted almonds and biscuits on the nose. Creamy, textured and layered, with a medium body and vibrant acidity. Lengthy finish. Drink now. Screw cap. October, 2022
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Moss Wood 2020 Pinot Noir – James Suckling, jamesuckling.com
Perfumed aromas of red cherries, baked strawberries, black tea and overturned earth. Full-bodied with silky tannins. Tight structure. Earthy and herbal with bright acidity. Drink now. Screw cap. October, 2022
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Moss Wood Ribbon Vale 2019 Merlot – James Suckling, jamesuckling.com
Lots of velvet texture to this, with a medium body, chocolate, berry, and white pepper. Medium-bodied with a tight texture and delicious finish. Shows subtle merlot character and an attractive mouthfeel. Drink now. Screw cap. October, 2022
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Moss Wood 2020 Amy’s – James Suckling, jamesuckling.com
Blackcurrants, blackberries, flowers and lead pencil on the nose. Full-bodied with tangy fruit as well as a orange peel and walnut undertone. Tight and focused at the finish. A blend of cabernet sauvignon, malbec, merlot, and petit verdot. Drinkable, but better in 2024. Screw cap. October, 2022
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Moss Wood 2021 Chardonnay – James Suckling, jamesuckling.com
Peaches, white grapefruits, baked apples, vanilla pods and lemon pie. Buttery and full-bodied yet fresh. Delicious cream notes at the end. Drink now. Screw cap. October, 2022
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Moss Wood Ribbon Vale 2021 Chardonnay – James Suckling, jamesuckling.com
This has aromas of spiced pears, pie crust, white peaches, roasted almonds and salted butter. It’s medium- to full-bodied with bright acidity and elegant, driven layers. Fantastic freshness and complexity with subtle spice and saline notes to the bright white fruit. Drink or hold. Screw cap. October, 2022
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Moss Wood 2019 Cabernet Sauvignon – James Suckling, jamesuckling.com
Ripe berries, terra cotta, black ink, crushed stone, oyster shell, and moss on the nose. Medium-bodied with a lovely balance and finesse to the tannins that are nicely integrated and give a long and persistent finish. So drinkable and attractive. Drink now or hold. Screw cap. October, 2022
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Moss Wood Ribbon Vale 2020 Cabernet Sauvignon – Fergal Gleeson, Great Wine Blog
Moss Wood Ribbon Vale Cabernet Sauvignon 2020 is another impressive release. Depth and concentration are the words here. Bright red and black fruit flavours are meshed in a web of high quality tannins with a long finish. Of all the wines in the Moss Wood stable the RV Cabernet demands…
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Moss Wood 2021 Semillon – James Suckling, jamessuckling.com
Fresh, lemony semillon here with a subtle, toasted-grain and oak-spice overlay. Reminiscent of modern white Bordeaux. Good concentration of yellow citrus fruit in the mouth and a bright kick of acidity. Drink or hold. Screw cap. January, 2022
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Moss Wood Ribbon Vale 2019 Cabernet Sauvignon – James Suckling, jamessuckling.com
This has a fresh, redcurrant and black-fruit nose with gentle perfume and a pleasingly leafy, spicy edge, too. The palate has elegance with a focused, fine-grained tannin core that delivers fresh red-berry and purple-cherry flavor. Nice definition and very drinkable. Drink over the next five years. Screw cap. January, 2022
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Moss Wood Ribbon Vale 2021 Chardonnay – Mike Bennie, WBM Australia’s Wine Business Magazine
Ribbon Vale Wilyabrup Chardonnay 2021 scores 93 points from Mike Bennie in WBM – Australia’s Wine Business Magazine. “Quietly powerful and decidedly elegant Chardonnay, this one doesn’t shy away from depth and flavour, rich in stone fruit characters, a good squeeze of lime over that, some vanilla, a lick of…
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Moss Wood 2022 Semillon – Marc Malouf, Wine Worth Writing About
Straw in the glass with a pure nose of orchard florals, jasmine, poached pear, Granny Smith apple, white peach, custard apple, fingerlime, fresh fig, hazelnut praline and a gently smoky crushed gravel minerality. There’s a faint umami note in the background too.In the mouth it’s precise, juicy yet dry and…
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Moss Wood 2021 Chardonnay – Marc Malouf, Wine Worth Writing About
Medium gold with a beautifully fine and expressive nose of lemon/orange blossom, jasmine tea, honeysuckle, fingerlime, white pineapple, nashi pear, fresh stonefruit, spearmint, nougat, cashew praline and caramelised vanilla goodness. There’s a cool freshness to it.In the mouth it rolls over the palate with elegance, silkiness and a deliciously juicy…
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Moss Wood 2020 Pinot Noir – Marc Malouf, Wine Worth Writing About
Ruby with a pink/purple hue and a pretty nose with sweet red fruits, red cherry, rhubarb, raspberries n cream gums, sugar plum, zesty citrus, white pepper, gentle underbrush, marshmallow root and toasted vanilla oak. It’s very charming and fine.In the mouth it bursts with intensity of flavour and crunches with…
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Moss Wood 2022 Semillon – Ray Jordan, Business News
You hear quite a lot about Moss Wood’s great cabernets and chardonnay, and as a result this little guy can slip under the radar. But it remains one of my favourite wines in the Moss Wood portfolio. And it shows how good semillon can be in Margs. This has got…
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Moss Wood 2020 Pinot Noir – Ray Jordan, Business News
The small, intense vintage of 2020 has suited this variety from Moss Wood. Marvellous opening on the nose with a mix of cherry and rhubarb flicked with a little spice and underpinned by deeper meaty characters. The palate retains that linear chalky acidity but wrapped around the spine is the…
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Moss Wood 2021 Chardonnay – Ray Jordan, Business News
Everything about this wine points to it being one of the best chardonnays yet from Moss Wood. Opens with a creamy, nutty and slightly savoury aroma. It’s a nose that continues to reveal more each time you get into it. The palate is the real feature, however. It has the…
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