Wine Reviews
Moss Wood Ribbon Vale 2020 Merlot – Angus Hughson, Winepilot
The twin to the Ribbon Vale Cabernet Sauvignon, this is the Merlot dominant version with Cabernet Sauvignon and Cabernet Franc in support. This is initially a pretty and elegant style, the Cabernet Franc adding delicious subtlety. The wine bursts with vibrant red currant, graphite and pine needle aromas, stylish oak…
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Moss Wood 2021 Amy’s – Angus Hughson, Winepilot
This bright and aromatic Cabernet Sauvignon blend is beautifully approachable as it delivers an elegant expression of Margaret River. It opens with aromas of fruits of the forest and dried herbs with floral touches and a gravelly edge. Mid-weight and more reserved than the current releases of Ribbon Vale, a…
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Moss Wood 2022 Semillon – Gabrielle Poy, The Real Review
Deep lemon, heady notes of toasted almonds, lemon cheesecake, cut grass and white florals tempt the nose. While the nose hints towards richness there’s a simmering energy on the palate which brings balance to the wine. This wine appeals with its complexity and authority, most importantly though it’s delicious. December,…
Read ReviewMoss Wood Ribbon Vale 2020 Merlot – Fergal Gleeson, Great Wine Blog
Moss Wood Ribbon Vale Merlot is frequently listed by Wine Critics as one of Australia’s greatest Merlots. It’s modelled on Premier Grand Cru St Emillion and Pomerol wines that are amongst the most coveted in the world. Pretty florals and dark berries on the. On the palate Moss Wood Ribbon…
Read ReviewMoss Wood 2021 Amy’s – Fergal Gleeson, Great Wine Blog
Moss Wood Amy’s 2021 delivers a lot of wine for the price. It’s a Cabernet led blend made in a drink now style. A full bodied wine with juicy, succulent fruit complimented by balancing freshness on the finish. There’s great depth to the fruit but also tar and leather to…
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Moss Wood Ribbon Vale 2019 Merlot – Ray Jordan, Best Merlot of the year 2023
This vineyard has been a program of steady improvement which has had an impact in lifting the quality of all varieties. But none more so than with merlot which is now established as WA’s best. November, 2022
Read ReviewMoss Wood 2022 Semillon – Ray Jordan, Best Semillon of the year 2023
These are few straight varietal semillon made in WA these ways, which is disappointing. But when you taste a wine like this Moss Wood and the runner-up Myattsfield you have to ask why. Love it as a friendly approachable youngster or with bottle development November, 2022
Read ReviewMoss Wood 2022 Semillon – Ray Jordan, WA Wine Award 2023
You hear quite a lot about Moss Wood’s great cabernets and chardonnay, and as a result this little guy can slip under the radar. But it remains one of my favourite wines in the Moss Wood portfolio. And it shows how good semillon can be in Margs. This has got…
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Moss Wood Ribbon Vale 2019 Cabernet Sauvignon – Ray Jordan, WA Wine Review 2023
One of the most refined and elegant of all the Ribbon Vale cabernets I can recall. Like the merlot it doesn’t have the opulent flesh of the ’18, but instead there is a wonderful velvety smooth palate of bright red fruits working with the deeper blackcurrant of the variety. It…
Read ReviewMoss Wood Ribbon Vale 2019 Merlot – Ray Jordan, WA Wine Review 2023
Merlot in the last few years has become something special from this vineyard. This one doesn’t have the opulence of the plush 2018, but instead there is a deep earthy dark fruit complexity layered across the palate. Like most ’19s it has taken an extra year to knit together and…
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Moss Wood 2020 Pinot Noir – Ray Jordan, WA Wine Review 2023
The small intense vintage of 2020 has suited this variety from Moss Wood. Marvellous opening on the nose with a mix of cherry and rhubarb flicked with a little spice and underpinned by deeper meaty characters.The palate retains that linear chalky acidity but wrapped around the spine is the seductively…
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Moss Wood 2020 Chardonnay – Ray Jordan, WA Wine Review 2023
Everything about this wine points to it being one of the best chardonnays yet from Moss Wood. Opens with a creamy, nutty and slightly savoury aroma. It’s a nose that continues to reveal more each time you get into it. The palate though is the real feature.It has the power…
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Moss Wood 2018 Cabernet Sauvignon – Ray Jordan, WA Wine Review 2023
Mighty hard to follow the remarkable 2018 cabernet for Moss Wood. The 2019 vintage was cooler and the resulting wines less opulent, yet they have emerged as elegant and graceful. And when you see a wine like this you start to appreciate that there is something about the Moss Wood…
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Moss Wood 2021 Chardonnay – Casey Bryan, Travelling Corkscrew
What makes a great Chardonnay? Well it’s really down to personal opinion as what’s great for the person next to you, is not necessarily great for you. For me a great Chardonnay is complex. It’s bold and full bodied yet elegant. It has the right amount of oaky oomph that’s…
Read ReviewMoss Wood 2021 Chardonnay – Stuart Knox, The Real Review
A striking straw gold in the glass that shows aroma of buttery toast and ripe nectarines. A big wine, full of fruit weight and power with rich oak spice overtones throughout. Acidity keeps it all in check and it flows long to a spiced finish. A wine of richness and…
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Moss Wood 2019 Cabernet Sauvignon – Erin Larkin, Wine Advocate
Concentrated, silky and lingering, the 2019 Cabernet Sauvignon is elegant and fine with salted licorice, ripe raspberry, dark chocolate and exotic spice. It’s a beautiful wine that continues the legacy of Moss Wood Cabernets, albeit with a slightly softer, more lilting voice. Age-worthy in the supreme. July, 2022Week 1, The…
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Moss Wood Ribbon Vale 2021 Chardonnay – Erin Larkin, Wine Advocate
The 2021 Ribbon Vale is the first release of a Chardonnay from the Ribbon Vale Vineyard. The Moss Wood house style (with regard to Chardonnay) is opulent, powerful, complex and toasty. This creamy, nutty wine certainly nods in that direction—it has plushness and intensity, but all of it couched in…
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Moss Wood Ribbon Vale 2021 Elsa – Erin Larkin, Wine Advocate
The 2021 Elsa Sauvignon Blanc has lovely concentration on the palate, which, as the oak ribbons out over the finish, leaves a Tina wafer character in the mouth. This is a very classy wine that will live gracefully for some years to come. July, 2022 Week 1, The Wine Advocate
Read ReviewMoss Wood 2021 Chardonnay – Ken Gargett, Wine Pilot
If one may begin with the bottom line up top, I think that this is the very best Moss Wood Chardonnay I have seen for a very long time. This sits with the finest the region can offer. Indeed, I’d go further. Moss Wood has an enviable record for its…
Read ReviewMoss Wood 2020 Pinot Noir – Ken Gargett, Wine Pilot
If the current Moss Wood Chardy is the best for many years, fair to say that this latest Pinot comes pretty close as well. A tiny crop, their lowest ever yield, seems to have been balanced by the quality on offer. Handpicked, destemmed, delivered to small, open fermenters with a…
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