Wine Reviews
Moss Wood 2016 Cabernet Sauvignon – Mike Bennie, The Wine Front
Ripe forest berries, a touch of vanilla, sweet spice scents. Fleshy and pulpy to taste, sweet berried, some vanilla cream, good tug of light tannin helping build shape around the thick juiciness. Warm, full-figured Cabernet done well here. Published June 2020
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Moss Wood 2017 Cabernet Sauvignon – Gary Walsh, The Wine Front
A cooler year in Margaret River. It’s a vintage I quite like. It’s typical Moss Wood in style, which means powerful and ripe, if perhaps not the most vibrant of wines. Flavour profile runs to rum and raisin chocolate, black fruit, freshly sawn wood, roast beef and olives, submerged floral…
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Moss Wood 2020 Semillon – Gary Walsh, The Wine Front
My goodness, this is a different expression of Semillon. I’d never pick it blind as one, which is no bad thing, and anyway, it could well say more about me than the wine. Rich and ripe, apple and pear, maybe some lemongrass, but nothing much in the way of greenery…
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Moss Wood Ribbon Vale 2018 Cabernet Sauvignon – Gary Walsh, The Wine Front
I should imagine the estate Cabernet Sauvignon should be pretty strong in 2018, based on this showing. Dark and brooding style of Cabernet with deep black fruit, some red ones peeping up, walnut, liquorice and new leather, with a subtle dried rose floral thing, and light biscuity oak. Full-bodied, dark…
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Moss Wood Ribbon Vale 2018 Merlot – Gary Walsh, The Wine Front
There’s 5% Cabernet Franc in the mix, and a modest 15% new oak. New labels too, which are what you might call Margaret meets Bordeaux in style. I like them, as an aside. Well, this is a good expression of Merlot, to be sure. Red and black fruits, coffee bean,…
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Moss Wood Ribbon Vale 2018 Cabernet Sauvignon – Marc Malouf, Wine Worth Writing About
Deep ruby with a purple core and a floral and woodsy nose of violets, lavender, redcurrant, cassis, blackberry jam, cherry, dried herbals and chocolate. Background notes of charred meat, mint, pine, graphite, kalamata olive, leather and some citrus zest bring some complexity into the mix. Deliciously rich and silky in…
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Moss Wood 2020 Semillon – Marc Malouf, Wine Worth Writing About
Pale straw with a yellow reflection and an intensely aromatic and tropical leaning nose of musky florals, frangipani, lime, passionfruit, banana gums, papaya, pineapple, Piel de Sapo melon, lemon zest and icing sugar. Deeper notes of apricot nectar and some gentle stalkiness give depth. Super ripe and powerful. Rich, full…
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Moss Wood 2018 Pinot Noir – James Suckling, jamessuckling.com
This has aromas of roasting herbs, redcurrants, dried red cherries and violets. The palate is smooth, ripe and even and has a sleekly layered red-fruit core with a juicy, fresh and focused finish. Ripe tannins hold red-fruit flavors well. Published Nov 2020
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Moss Wood 2019 Chardonnay – James Suckling, jamessuckling.com
Honeycomb and buttery elements, as well as praline, grilled peach and toasted hazelnut. The palate has a very smoothly honed, gently creamy and spicy edge. So much texture. Very rich and classically styled chardonnay. Published Nov 2020
Read ReviewMoss Wood 2018 Pinot Noir – Bob Campbell, The Real Review
Quite a floral pinot noir with violet and wildflowers blending with ripe cherry and raspberry fruit flavours together with spice, anise and subtle nutty oak characters. A pristine wine with appealing purity and power that’s delivered with great subtlety. Published Nov 6th, 2020
Read ReviewMoss Wood 2019 Chardonnay – Bob Campbell, The Real Review
Supremely elegant chardonnay with peach, citrus, hazelnut, brioche, saline-mineral and subtle spicy oak flavours. Concentrated wine with a drop-dead-gorgeous texture. Youthful yet accessible. A complex wine. Published Nov 4th, 2020
Read ReviewMoss Wood 2020 Semillon – James Halliday, Top 100 Wines, The Wine Companion
Although vinified à la Hunter Valley – clear juice with multiple yeasts, bottled straight after cold fermentation – the result is a universe away from young Hunter semillon. It has striking depth to its supple lemongrass and white peach fruit flavours, lengthened and balanced by demure acidity. Published Nov 1st,…
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Moss Wood 2018 Pinot Noir – Sam Kim, Wine Orbit
Sweetly fruited and splendidly complex, the bouquet shows Black Doris plum, dried herb, clove, cedar and game characters, leading to a wonderfully weighted palate delivering expansive mouthfeel and fleshy texture. It’s gorgeously framed by loads of polished tannins, making it powerfully structured and elegantly poised at the same time, promising…
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Moss Wood 2019 Chardonnay – Sam Kim, Wine Orbit
This is magnificently composed and expressed, showing white flesh peach, citrus peel, cedar and nougat characters on the nose with a hint of brioche. It’s immensely concentrated and richly textured on the palate, while remaining harmonious and impeccably balanced. Multi-layered with loads of delectable flavours. At its best: 2029 to…
Read ReviewMoss Wood 2018 Pinot Noir – Fergal Gleeson, Great Wine Blog
Moss Wood founders Bill and Sandra Pannell were Burgundy buffs planting Pinot Noir in Margaret River in 1973. Despite an early start for the region, Moss Wood are still one of the few producers. Pinot made up just 0.4% of the total wine grape crush in 2019. Moss Wood 2018…
Read ReviewMoss Wood 2018 Pinot Noir – Marc Malouf, Wines Worth Writing About
Lightly coloured crimson with an orange hue and a surprisingly Grenache-like nose of Hibiscus, blackberry, blood orange, dark cherry, raspberry soda, pink grapefruit, strawberries and chantilly cream. Underbrush notes of thyme and baystalk are accompanied by carob, licorice and juniper that lend some woody sweetness. The palate is zingy, crisp…
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Moss Wood 2019 Chardonnay – Marc Malouf, Wines Worth Writing About
Pale golden straw with a lime reflection and a focused nose constructed of lemon blossom, Gardenia, Jasmine, Honeysuckles, sweetened lemon, passionfruit pith, tangelo, asparagus and grilled nectarine. Background notes of green hazelnut, dried mandarin peel and hints of vanilla show its oak. Lovely nose! In the mouth it is extremely…
Read ReviewMoss Wood 2019 Chardonnay – Fergal Gleeson, The Great Wine Blog
Cabernet may well be the ‘signature dish’ at Moss Wood but Chardonnay is hot on its heels. Moss Wood 2017 was voted Australia’s best Chardonnay by the Wine Companion and points have been consistently high across recent vintages. Clare Mugford (co-owner with Keith) says that they’ve worked hard on this…
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Moss Wood 2019 Semillon – James Suckling, jamessuckling.com
This has quite a waxy nose with honey and chamomile aromas, as well as lemon blossom. The palate has rich, fuller body and some assertively ripe, pithy lemon and grapefruit flavors. Published April 2020
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Moss Wood 2011 Cabernet Sauvignon – James Suckling, jamessuckling.com
A bright, fragrant and aloof style of cabernet sauvignon that has plenty of lively and vibrant fruit in the mix, behind cedary oak and a gentle layer of leaves and brick dust. The fruit is in the Wilyabrup spectrum of red berries and cassis. The palate has smooth, fabric-like tannins…
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