Wine Reviews
Moss Wood 2014 Cabernet Sauvignon – Will Lyons, London Sunday Times
“Aussie rules the pommy palate” One of the priciest Australian wines I’ve recommended, but Moss Wood is an all-time great. Deep, velvety red in the glass, with notes of blueberries, blackberries and violets, it has a rich, generous mouthfeel.
Read ReviewMoss Wood 2014 Cabernet Sauvignon – Huon Hooke, huonhooke.com
Deep red colour with a good tint of purple. The aroma is fresh and clean and loaded with both red and black fruits, with lifted floral/violet nuances. The wine is full-bodied and attractively flavoured, with tight, firm but ripe tannins, good fruit sweetness and a lovely long finish. No sign…
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Moss Wood 2015 Chardonnay – Graeme Phillips, Mercury Hobart
Lots of dried figs and nutty, oatmeal, yeasty flavours plus a touch of woody dryness on a tight palate.
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Moss Wood Ribbon Vale 2014 Merlot – Fergal Gleeson, The Great Wine blog
Moss Wood make a powerful, concentrated and spicy merlot. It has proper grippy tannins. I recently tasted a wide range of Grand Cru Bordeaux in Sydney. This Merlot would fit comfortably into that company. Interestingly Clare Mugford, joint owner and winemaker was telling me that Moss Wood sell more of…
Read ReviewMoss Wood 2014 Cabernet Sauvignon – Rob Geddes MW
One of Australia’s top wines with a very elegant vintage in 2014. Very good quality colour starts, fresh red fruits with excellent high quality oak all are important elements that help this well balanced and restrained style show it is intense but not heavy. The fruit aroma is concentrated with…
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Moss Wood Ribbon Vale 2013 Cabernet Sauvignon – The Drinks Business
Wine pairing with five “bizarre” Chinese dishes ‘Century eggs’ or ‘thousand-year eggs’ or simply ‘Pidan’ in Chinese are in fact not aged for a century or a thousand years. They are preserved eggs made in a saline solution mixed with clay and rice husks for a few months that changes…
Read ReviewMoss Wood 2014 Cabernet Sauvignon – Tyson Stelzer, Australian & New Zealand wines of the year 2017
Power and density meet violet fragrance and varietal definition in this vintage, built around a full and deep core of blackcurrant and mulberry fruit, well supported by cedar and dark chocolate oak. Vibrant acidity and fine, confident tannins bolster a long and full finish. Drink 2019-2029
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Moss Wood 2015 Amy’s – Rod Properjohn, On the vine Autumn 2017
There’s no wonder the Mona Lisa has this bottle carefully cosseted under her arm in this newsletter. It has the classical drying tannic grip of a great red, the inherent blackcurrant and gum leaf of a Margaret River cabernet blend, good length and the finish of a patient master painter.…
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Moss Wood 2014 Cabernet Sauvignon – Gary Walsh, The Wine Front
My favourite vintages of Moss Wood Cabernet since 1996, are 2001, 2005, and 2012: I think this is also right up there. Boysenberry, blackberry, violets, fennel seed, and that earthy/ferrous thing that Moss Wood often shows. Oak feels pared back and adds a layer of cedar and toast. Medium to…
Read ReviewMoss Wood 2014 Cabernet Sauvignon – Graeme Phillips, Wine Picks, Hobart Mercury
Classic blackberry and leafy aromas and flavours with a savoury freshness from a touch of cabernet franc and petit verdot, elegantly structured with smooth, subtle oak and gentle, ripe tannins. Built to last.
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Moss Wood 2015 Amy’s – Matthew Jukes, 100 Best Australian Wines 2017/18
Back with a bang, 2015 Amy ’s is a Cabernet, Merlot, Malbec, Petit Verdot blend and it shows firm tannins and impressive structure in this vintage. Perhaps the days of forward-drinking Amy’s are long gone but this is not a problem because it still offers awesome value for money and…
Read ReviewMoss Wood 2014 Cabernet Sauvignon – Matthew Jukes, 100 Best Australian Wines 2017/18
The Grand Vin is a very imposing wine with a flavour that drills down deep into the soul of this noble grape variety. Texturally, this is one of the most satisfying Moss Wood Cabernets I can recall. The traction on the palate, made up of sooty tannins and epic skins,…
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Moss Wood 2014 Cabernet Sauvignon – Mike Frost, Courier Mail Brisbane
This Margaret River red is among Australia’s finest and the 2014 vintage does not disappoint. It has concentrated blackcurrant and cassis fruit on the nose and palate, with a touch of floral character in the background, finishing with firm tannins. Try it now with roast lamb but another five years…
Read ReviewMoss Wood Ribbon Vale 2014 Merlot – Ray Jordan, The West Australian
Another cracking merlot from this now very mature vineyard acquired by Moss Wood a few years ago. This has presence and poise, and shows a structure you often don’t see in Aussie merlots. Firmish tannins with a minerally thread through the smooth, silky fruit. Beautiful oak judgment completes this classy…
Read ReviewMoss Wood Ribbon Vale 2014 Merlot – Huon Hooke, therealreview.com
The colour is deep and there are blackberry and dark-olive aromas with a patina of toasty oak, while the palate is medium to full-bodied with good intensity of red and blue fruits, spices and the barest herbal note. Good richness and fleshy extract. It really satisfies. (Screwcap) Ageing: drink now…
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“Almost perfect” – Moss Wood 2014 Cabernet Sauvignon, Ray Jordan, West Australian
This exquisite wine from Margaret River is as close to perfect as any Margaret River has produced – and it gets my highest-ever score.
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Corker of a red scores a rare 99
Ray Jordan has had almost as many wines as waters but he can still be impressed, today bestowing on a couple of married Margaret River vignerons his highest-ever score of 99 out of 100.
Read ReviewMoss Wood 2015 Chardonnay – Huon Hooke, The Real Review
Wilyabrup is a warmer district, famous for its cabernet, so tends to produce a bigger style of chardonnay. This is somewhat old-fashioned and shows plenty of oak and malolactic (butter; butterscotch) characters, full-body and forward-development in its medium yellow colour and rich palate. There are honey, butterscotch and toasty oak…
Read ReviewMoss Wood 2014 Cabernet Sauvignon – John Lewis, Newcastle Herald
A SUMPTUOUS CABERNET This Moss Wood 2014 Cabernet Sauvignon comes from a superb Margaret River vintage, has 14 per cent alcohol, deep purple hues and scents of cassis and violets.The front palate has sumptuous blackcurrant flavour, the middle palate adds ripe mulberry, Turkish delight chocolate, mint and cedary oak and…
Read ReviewMoss Wood Ribbon Vale 2014 Merlot – Huon Hooke, goodfood.com.au
Indulge yourself The colour is deep and there are blackberry and dark-olive aromas with a patina of toasty oak, while the palate is medium-full bodied with good intensity of red and blue fruits, spices and the barest herbal note. Good richness and fleshy extract. It really satisfies. It’s not in…
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