Wine Reviews
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Moss Wood 2022 Chardonnay – Gary Walsh, The Wine Front
Gosh, this is a bold one. Dried pear and mango, mint and butterscotch pudding, biscuit spices, lime rind and cedar. It’s full of flavour, but has a very firm cut of grapefruity acidity through ripe white fruit, with grainy wood tannin adding a drying feel, and a toasty, zesty grapefruit…
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Moss Wood 2021 Pinot Noir – Gary Walsh, The Wine Front
Poached strawberry, cherry, a little dried rose perfume, cedar and chai. It’s medium-bodied, kind of juicy in red fruit, with a twist of orange peel, a light grainy grip to tannin, a delicate smokiness, with some pomegranate crunch, sap and iodine on a finish of good length. Lots of character.…
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Moss Wood 2022 Chardonnay – Marc Malouf, Wine Worth Writing About
Pale gold with silver reflections and a floral and zesty nose of citrus blossoms, jasmine, grilled lime, quince, pear and melon with almond nougat, mint, dried galangal, white pepper and toasted spice.In the mouth it’s mineral, precise, gently curved and intensely flavoured with lime, orchard fruit, white stonefruits and salinity,…
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Moss Wood 2021 Pinot Noir – Marc Malouf, Wine Worth Writing About
Ruby red with a clearing rim and a complex and Earthy nose of violets, deep red and black berries, dark cherry, plum, fig, beetroot, fresh cream, forest undergrowth, clay and even a hint of blood and bone…this is legit!The mouth is just as convincing with deeply flavoured, savoury edged fruit…
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Moss Wood 2023 Semillon – Marc Malouf – Wine Worth Writing About
Medium straw with lime reflections and a nose of gardenia, pink rose, floral citrus, Piel de Sapo melon, custard apple, yellow plum, sweet snow peas, white pepper and candied ginger.In the mouth it’s silky, mineral, vibrant and beautifully sculpted with a delicacy and elegance I’ve not yet seen in a…
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Moss Wood Ribbon Vale 2021 Elsa – Ken Gargett, Wine Pilot.com
The third release of this wine that, if you are bored with simple and straightforward Savvys, this is a style which should appeal. Far more interest and complexity than your basic Savvy, it has been deliberately harvested at riper levels than in the past with the grapes given a couple…
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Moss Wood 2022 Semillon – Jane Faulkner – James Halliday, The Wine Companion
The depth and flesh on this wine at such a young age makes it immediately accessible, but it will last quite some distance too. Today it’s refreshing with upfront fruit, all lemon and white nectarines, lemongrass, some orange peel and grapefruit pith. Powerful yet equally compelling. August, 2023
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Moss Wood 2020 Cabernet Sauvignon – James Halliday, The Weekend Australian Magazine
It takes only a split second for this wine to establish its greatness in the pantheon of cabernet sauvignons grown around the world, pulsating with sweet fruits and a velvety mouthfeel. This is a cabernet sauvignon to melt a pinot noir addict’s heart. Drink to 2050 June, 2023
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Moss Wood Ribbon Vale 2022 Elsa – James Halliday, The Weekend Australian Magazine
Sauvignon blanc (94 per cent) and semillon (6 per cent), fermentation was initiated in stainless steel, then transferred to French barriques (6 per cent new) to complete fermentation and full mlf; matured in barrel for nine months. It is a wine that takes no prisoners. Margaret River’s dominance is absolute…
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Moss Wood 2021 Amy’s – James Halliday, The Weekend Australian Magazine
A 68/20/7/5 per cent blend of estate-grown cabernet sauvignon, merlot, malbec and petit verdot, its colour is bright, fresh crimson, the bouquet fragrant, and the palate is already complete and balanced. It is purpose-built for consumption over the next three or four years, but if for any reason it’s left…
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Moss Wood Ribbon Vale 2022 Chardonnay – Aaron Brasher, The Real Review
Mid-straw, bright and inviting. Lifted aromas of grapefruit, white flowers, sweet spice, nougat and green melon. Complex, layered, mouth-filling rich and creamy. There’s a pure drive of white peach, citrus and nutty, complexing oak. Generous, long and quite delicious. Drink: 2023-2028 June, 2023
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Moss Wood 2020 Cabernet Sauvignon – Aaron Brasher, The Real Review
Deep garnet red in the glass, very youthful, inky and opaque. Lovely lifted aromas of cassis, bramble, dried herbs, pencil shavings and nutty oak, wonderfully complex and incredibly evocative. Powerful on the palate, lashings of blackcurrant, mulberry, blackberry and cedar. This is quintessential Margaret River cabernet, not too heavy or…
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Moss Wood Ribbon Vale 2022 Chardonnay – Bob Campbell, The Real Review
Taut, high-energy chardonnay with lemon curd, toasty French oak, sizzled butter, white peach and grapefruit marmalade supported by fresh acidity and fine peppery tannins. Aerate to get the best out of this closed and youthful wine. Drink: 2023-2030 May, 2023
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Moss Wood Ribbon Vale 2022 Elsa – Bob Campbell, The Real Review
Serious sauvignon with white peach, nectarine, spicy French oak, oyster shell, and a hint of feijoa. Taut, invigorating wine with mouthwatering acidity that gives the wine energy and a lingering finish. Drink: 2023–2028 May, 2023
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Moss Wood 2020 Cabernet Sauvignon – Bob Campbell, The Real Review
Elegant red that is a benchmark for the variety with red rose petal, cassis, blackberry, cedar wood, cacao nib flavours and a backbone of spicy French oak that adds extra complexity. Accessible but it’s almost a shame to drink it before 2030. Drink: 2023-2040 May, 2023
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Moss Wood 2018 Chardonnay – Angus Hughson, Wine Pilot.com
The Moss Wood property is ground zero for Cabernet Sauvignon in Margaret River being one of the first wineries to really get the local Cabernet right. Today it’s an all rounder, and particularly the Chardonnay has been starting to challenge the region’s best. It is always quite oaky and slightly…
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Moss Wood Ribbon Vale 2018 Merlot – Augus Hughson, Wine Pilot.com
Moss Wood’s Ribbon Vale vineyard is planted close to the original estate in Wilyabrup although always creates more elegant wines thanks to its slightly higher and south facing vineyards, which is not a bad thing. This is classic merlot in many ways – good colour but not especially deep and…
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Moss Wood Ribbon Vale 2018 Cabernet Sauvignon – Angus Hughson, Wine Pilot.com
Over the last five years Moss Wood’s Ribbon Vale Cabernet Sauvignon has been slowly but surely climbing the quality ladder, and it’s got some big shoes to fill at this famous estate. Ribbon Vale traditionally provides a more elegant and fragrant take on the Moss Wood style – pretty wines…
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Moss Wood 2020 Semillon – Ken Gargett, Wine Pilot.com
There is a tendency to ignore any Semillon which does not hail from the Hunter Valley (and sadly, a tendency to ignore most of those as well), but the reality is that there are some very fine, though different, examples from a number of other regions, including Margaret River. Moss…
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Moss Wood Ribbon Vale 2018 Merlot – Ken Gargett, Wine Pilot.com
This is always one of the country’s better Merlots and this latest vintage is no exception. Opens with lovely soft fruitcake aromas, plum pudding notes, spices, cloves, leather – the aromatics are most impressive. Then supple, balanced and with good length too – delicious. A fine Merlot, which will drink…
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