Wine Reviews
Moss Wood 2010 Cabernet Sauvignon – Bjorn Anthony
A beautiful Moss Wood Cabernet Sauvignon. Aromas of black and red berries,cedar,spice,leaf/gravel and hints of black olive lead on to the palate that has the trademark Moss Wood stamp of perfect balance,cashmere tannins and a long,sustained finish. A great each way option….drink now or cellar to 2025 plus. Gold medal…
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Moss Wood 2012 Amy’s – James Halliday – The Wine Companion
A Bordeaux blend of cabernet sauvignon, petit verdot, malbec and merlot, it is very complex, with savoury, earthy, herbal aromas and flavours, the tannins evident, but not excessive.
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Moss Wood 2011 Chardonnay – Nick Stock, “Good Wine Guide 2013” goodfood.com.au
More traditional than some of Margaret River’s current chardonnays, this opens with toffee, melon, citrus and nutty barrel-fermented aromas of richness and substance. It tastes full and ripe with a smooth middle and a long, dry finish. Published: March 6, 2013
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Moss Wood 2011 Cabernet Sauvignon – Harvey Steinman – Wine Spectator
Supple, bright and expressive, with cherry, licorice and floral flavors that persist charmingly against lightly crunchy tannins on the finish. Drink now through 2020.
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Moss Wood Ribbon Vale 2010 Cabernet Merlot – James Halliday – The Wine Companion Online
“Slightly less bright colour, with more red; is very much the half-brother of the Merlot, with darker fruit flavours, yet with every bit as much breed; fruit, oak and tannins are all in tune.”
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Moss Wood 2011 Chardonnay – Joondalup Weekender
We could say “rubbish” again or perhaps instead we could say, “Geez, have you tried this latest Moss Wood chardonnay?” The Mugfords, the Moss Wood winemakers and owners, believe this vintage is at least in their best few vintages to date, albeit of a significant change in style. This is…
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Moss Wood 2009 Pinot Noir – Josh Raynolds – Best New Wines from Australia
Bright red. High-pitched aromas of red berry preserves, potpourri and Asian spices, with a bright mineral topnote. Spicy, focused and impressively energetic, offering piquant raspberry and cherry flavors that become sweeter with air. Closes on a floral note, with excellent clarity and gentle tannic grip.
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Moss Wood 2010 Cabernet Sauvignon – Josh Raynolds – Best New Wines from Australia
Bright purple. Smoky, oak-spiced aromas of cherry, cassis, pipe tobacco and potpourri. Ripe and seamless in texture, offering palate-staining dark berry, bitter cherry and rose pastille flavors that show impressive clarity and power. Rich and suave. Fine-grained tannins give shape to the very long finish, with its lasting notes of…
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Moss Wood Ribbon Vale 2010 Cabernet Merlot – Josh Raynolds – Best New Wines from Australia
Bright ruby-red. Strongly perfumed bouquet of redcurrant, dried cherry, cured tobacco and pungent herbs. Seamless and gently sweet, with energetic red berry compote, rose and bitter chocolate flavors that slowly gain sweetness in the glass. Finishes long and smooth, with clinging sweetness and an echo of candied flowers.
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Moss Wood Ribbon Vale 2010 Merlot – Josh Raynolds – Best New Wines from Australia
Deep ruby. Brooding aromas and flavors of dark berries and bitter chocolate, lifted by violet and herb notes. Sweet and dense on entry, then spicy in the middle, with a note of licorice adding depth. Finishes with chewy, slightly dry tannins and good length.
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Moss Wood Mornington Peninsula 2010 Pinot Noir – Josh Raynolds – Best New Wines from Australia
Bright red. Smoky aromas of red- and blackcurrant, dried cherry and pungent herbs. Taut red berry flavors show a bitter edge and are complicated by licorice and dusty spices, with a subtle dark chocolate nuance on the back half. Finishes slightly dry but with good, smoky persistence.
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Moss Wood 2011 Amy’s – Josh Raynolds – New best wines from Australia
Inky purple. Expressive scents of blueberry, boysenberry and cassis, with a floral accent that gains strength with air. Broad, deep and nicely concentrated, offering sappy dark fruit flavors complemented by an exotic array of lavender pastille, allspice and bitter chocolate notes. Silky tannins come up late, adding shape to a…
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Moss Wood 2011 Chardonnay – Josh Raynolds – New Best Wines from Australia
Bright yellow. Smoky, lees-accented aromas of pear skin, sweet butter, iodine and chamomile are lifted by a bright note of orange pith. Powerful and concentrated but lively, with a tactile quality to its sappy orchard fruit and brioche flavors. Very long and perfumed on a finish distinguished by notes of…
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Moss Wood 2010 Chardonnay – Josh Raynolds – New best wines from Australia
Bright yellow-gold. Sexy, highly perfumed nose displays aromas of white peach, poached pear, truffle honey and orange zest. Round and fleshy on entry, then tightens up in the mid-palate to offer tangy citrus and orchard fruit flavors. The smooth, expansive and strikingly persistent finish leaves sappy pear and sweet citrus…
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Moss Wood Ribbon Vale 2012 Semillon Sauvignon Blanc – Josh Raynolds – Best new wines from Australia
Pale straw. Intense lemon, lime and white flowers on the nose. A pungent herbal note comes up with air and carries onto the palate, joining sappy orchard and citrus fruit flavors. Firm, linear and pure, with excellent finishing lift and clarity. I like this wine’s crackling acidity and focus. 92…
Read ReviewMoss Wood 2011 Chardonnay – Patrick Haddock – The Wining Pom
Finally. Moss Wood sort the oak out in their Chardonnay and I’m thrilled. In the past I’ve been a bit hard on previous vintages of this wine and its heavy handed use of oak that has made it look clumsy and fat. Not so in 2011. It’s still a big…
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Moss Wood 2010 Pinot Noir – Nick Stock, “Good Wine Guide 2013” goodfood.com.au
Moss Wood makes two pinots – one from estate vineyards in Margaret River, the other from Mornington Peninsula. I served the estate wine masked to a couple of experienced wine people and neither identified the variety – though we all enjoyed it as a lovely, medium-bodied dry red. The Mornington…
Read ReviewMoss Wood Ribbon Vale 2010 Cabernet Merlot – Campbell Mattinson – The Wine Front Online
Tasty little number from Moss Wood. Good depth of fruit. Attractive range of flavours. Peppercorn, blackcurrant, black pepper and bay leaves. Oak adds (smooth) texture as much as it does flavour. Smooth-skinned tannin.
Read ReviewMoss Wood 2011 Chardonnay- Gary Walsh – The Wine Front
Have a swag of reviews for Moss Wood to publish including a surprisingly good 2009 Margaret River Pinot Noir, meanwhile here’s a Chardonnay that will find many admirers. Melon, creamy cashew and spice oak, some sweet lemon/lime and grapefruit. A little warm and glossy, and perhaps a little loose, but…
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Moss Wood 2009 Pinot Noir – Gary Walsh, The Wine Front
Being something of a champion of Pinot Noir grown in places it probably should not be grown, this took my fancy straight away. Cherry, cedary oak, a little perfume showing but largely it feels unevolved and closed in. Medium bodied with good flavour, balanced acidity and gentle powdery tannin –…
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