Wine Reviews
Moss Wood 2014 Cabernet Sauvignon – James Suckling, jamessuckling.com
A stylish edition of regal Margaret River cabernet that has plenty of ripe dark cherries and blackcurrants as well as cedar oak, violets, hints of chocolate, terracotta, bay leaf and some gentle gravelly notes. The ripe tannins deliver a smooth and seamless palate that climbs in layers of complex flavors.…
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Moss Wood Ribbon Vale 2015 Merlot – Bob Campbell, The Real Review
Delicately aromatic merlot with lifted spice, floral and red berry flavours. A supple, elegant red that’s been made with a light touch. Can be enjoyed now but promises to develop well in bottle. Published April 12th, 2018
Read ReviewMoss Wood Ribbon Vale 2015 Merlot – Huon Hooke, The Real Review
Deep red colour with a strong purple tint. The bouquet is savoury, complex and yet still youthful, with raspberry undertones and hints of foresty, earthy, undergrowth savouriness. This continues on the palate which is full-bodied, softly-textured and fleshy despite a plentiful load of tannin. The weight and gravitas of this…
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Moss Wood 2015 Cabernet Sauvignon – Bob Campbell, The Real Review
Serious cabernet sauvignon with intense cassis, dried berry, cedar, spice, liquorice and new leather flavours. A firm backbone of ripe tannins suggests good cellaring potential. Slightly closed right now but showing plenty of promise. Published 14 April 2018 – Moss Wood 2015 Cabernet Sauvignon top rank, #1 of 2015 Cabernet…
Read ReviewMoss Wood 2015 Cabernet Sauvignon – Huon Hooke, The Real Review
Deep red/purple colour, with a lightly toasty bouquet featuring some smoky oak, quickly giving way to violet and blackberry aromas with a sprinkling of dried herbs; the palate intense and fresh, clean and lively, with brilliant depth of dark and red berry fruit flavours. The acidity is refreshing on the…
Read ReviewMoss Wood 2015 Cabernet Sauvignon – Fergal Gleeson, The Great Wine Blog
Magnificent Cabernet from one of the Margaret River region’s greatest wineries. Winemaker and proprietor Keith Mugford is in his 40th vintage. That’s consistency! For me the new release is even better than the celebrated 2014. Just about perfect balance of fruit & savoury character and well integrated tannin. Drinks very…
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Moss Wood 2017 Semillon – John Lewis, Newcastle Herald
MossWood 2017 Margaret River Semillon has more minerality than its Hunter counterparts, but is fine drinking with green-tinted straw hues, gooseberry scents and crisp grapefruit front-palate flavour. Lime zest, mineral and lemon curd meld on the middle palate and the finish has slatey acid. It’s at mosswood.com.au and fine wine…
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Moss Wood Ribbon Vale 2017 Sauvignon Blanc Semillon – John Lewis, Newcastle Herald
IN THEIR early plantings, the Pannells couldn’t get chardonnay cuttings and in 1972 they defied the conventional wisdom favouring riesling and put in semillon. In 1976 a tiny batch of wine was oak barrel-fermented and quickly replaced from the 1977 vintage to the present by semillon made in classic Hunter…
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Moss Wood 2015 Pinot Noir – John Lewis, Newcastle Herald
IN 1976 the Pannells were among the first in Margaret River to plant chardonnay – with cabernet sauvignon, the varieties on which the region’s subsequent fame is based. Earlier in 1973 Moss Wood trail-blazed by planting pinot noir vines, which produced the first wine in 1977. The Mugfords love their…
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Moss Wood Ribbon Vale 2015 Merlot – John Lewis, Newcastle Herald
LAST year WA’s Margaret River Region celebrated the 50th anniversary of the 1967 planting of its first vineyard, Vasse Felix, by Perth cardiologist Dr TomCullity. Medico Dr Bill Pannell and his wife Sandra in 1969 established the area’s second vineyard, Moss Wood, and in the 1970s they produced cabernet sauvignons…
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Moss Wood Ribbon Vale 2013 Cabernet Sauvignon – Will Lyons, The Sunday Times
Founded in 1969, Moss Wood is one of the most highly rated estates in Western Australia. Two years spent in French oak results in a smooth, rich wine that will improve well with age. Dark and robust, with notes of mulberry, cassis and chocolate. (Published March 4th, 2018)
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Moss Wood Ribbon Vale 2015 Cabernet Sauvignon – Huon Hooke, huonhooke.com
Deep, youthful red/purple colour with a shy, elusive nose. There are subtle violet and red fruit scents, and no greener notes, while the palate is gloriously deep, intense, powerfully structured and profound. The tannins and fruit are superbly integrated and the finish rolls on and on with great panache. There’s…
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Moss Wood 2005 Cabernet Sauvignon – Joshua Greene, Wine and Spirits February 2018
For the Margaret River wine region’s 50th anniversary, Vasse Felix worked with the local wineries association to present a retrospective tasting of cabernet sauvignon. Here are some standouts among the older cabernets. Moss Wood 2005 Cabernet Sauvignon Warmer than the 2004s, this wine’s black fruit still has a contrast of…
Read ReviewMoss Wood Ribbon Vale 2010 Merlot – eRobertParker.com #208 Aug 2013 – Lisa Perrotti Brown MW
Deep garnet in color, the 2010 Ribbon Vale Vineyard Merlot offers notes of warm mulberries, stewed plums, Christmas cake and blueberry compote with underlying sage, damp earth and cedar nuances. Medium-bodied it gives a good concentration of plum and earthy flavors with a medium level of velvety tannins, crisp acid…
Read ReviewMoss Wood 2017 Semillon – “The 2018 hit list”, James Halliday, The Wine Companion
Imposing bright straw-green colour; the complexity of the bouquet is immediately obvious with crushed citrus leaves, wood smoke and spice, not bad for an unwooded semillon. Its raw power on the palate is formidable, as is the acidity. Will always dance to the beat of its own drum – like…
Read ReviewMoss Wood Ribbon Vale 2017 Sauvignon Blanc Semillon – Fergal Gleeson, the great wine blog
Has a rapier acid thrust that is crisp lean and refreshing. It tastes of granny smith apples and white grapefruit. Look elsewhere if you like tropical fruit salad flavours in your Sauvignon. This is much svelter. There’s a nice texture courtesy of some barrel ageing. Classy effort.
Read ReviewMoss Wood 2017 Semillon – Fergal Gleeson, the great wine blog
Moss Wood celebrate the 40th birthday of their Semillon this year so it’s fitting that they’ve delivered something special. It’s very approachable for a young Sem with lemon and lemongrass flavours and taste of honey. Much more going on in the glass than an equivalent Hunter Semillon at this stage. No…
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Moss Wood Ribbon Vale 2015 Cabernet Sauvignon – Bob Campbell, The Real Review
Almost ethereal cabernet sauvignon in an elegant rather than blockbuster style with cassis, new leather, spice, subtle dried herb and smoky oak flavours. A wine of restrained power with obvious cellaring potential – it opened up magnificently in the glass and deserves to be decanted. 19/12/2017 Drink 2018 to 2025
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Moss Wood Ribbon Vale 2016 Sauvignon Blanc Semillon – Huon Hooke, huonhooke.com
Fragrant powder-puff talcum aromas with no greenness. The palate is fruity and intense, bright and clean, lively and fresh with its fruitiness underlined by the subtlest trace of sweetness. Very attractive wine. 3/11/2016 Drink 2016 to 2021
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Moss Wood 2016 Chardonnay – Huon Hooke, huonhooke.com
Light to medium yellow colour with a rich honey, spice and peach bouquet, the wine full-bodied and layered, with forward-developed, well-worked complexities. It’s not very refined, but is big, rich and long lasting, with generous spicy oak flavours. 15/10/2017
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