| Wine Facts | |
|---|---|
| Median Harvest Date | 2nd February, 2024 |
| Mean Harvest Ripeness | 13.4° Be |
| Bottled | 1st July, 2025 |
| Released | 1st August, 2025 |
| Alcohol | 13.7 % |
Moss Wood 2024 Autrement Pinot Noir – Sam Kim, Wine Orbit
Sweetly fruited with savoury nuances, the fragrant bouquet shows dark plum, cured meat, warm mushroom, baking spice, and toasted almond characters, followed by a silky-smooth palate that’s succulent and beautifully weighted. It’s wonderfully structured with refreshing acidity and grainy tannins, finishing lingering and delectable. At its best: 2028 to 2036….
Moss Wood 2024 Autrement Pinot Noir – Melissa Moore, The Real Review
Bright crimson, with inviting aromas of red cherry pie and dusty forest roads. There’s a ripe sweetness on the palate with a line of tangy acidity as backbone, all wrapped in a frame of velvety tannins that grip until the end. Drinks well now and will hold for a few…
Moss Wood 2024 Autrement Pinot Noir – Angus Hughson, The Vintage Journal
The name, we are told, means “in another way”, in French, which the team see as reflective of their Pinot Noir journey. Many have questioned why they persist with this variety when the region seems, if not better suited to other grapes, then more successful with them. Perhaps, quite simply,…
Moss Wood 2024 Autrement Pinot Noir – Edward Agg, The Cellar Post
Darker, fleshier, and more fruit forward than the flagship Pinot Noir by Moss Wood. Cherries, cherry stones, plum, wild strawberries, hints of citrus peel and black tea, perhaps a touch of pepper on the nose. Medium-bodied and concentrated on the palate, those darker fruit qualities transition through from the nose…
Moss Wood 2024 Autrement Pinot Noir – Ray Jordan, Wine Pilot
The name “Autrement,” meaning “in another way” in French, reflects Moss Wood’s journey in Pinot Noir discovery. This wine is crafted from fruit sourced in the southern Karridale region, 60 kilometers south of Moss Wood’s Wilyabrup base. Moss Wood has a history of exploring pinot noir from different regions, including…
Moss Wood 2024 Autrement Pinot Noir – Fergal Gleeson, Great Wine Blog
There’s a new and delicious addition to the Moss Wood range – Autrement Pinot Noir 2024 Veteran Winemaker Keith Mugford has sourced grapes from Margaret River’s cool southern district Karridale, a full 60 kms south of Moss Wood’s Wilyabrup home. The result? A refreshing and lively Pinot With red and…
Moss Wood 2024 Autrement Pinot Noir – Marc Malouf, Wine Worth Writing About
Moody ruby with a charming nose of cherry blossom, fig leaf, cinnamon, strawberry leaning red berries, watermelon, beetroot powder, blood orange, a touch of fern, white pepper and sweet, freshly turned soil. Classical! In the mouth it’s medium bodied, but full of flavour and blooms with a core of sweet…
Moss Wood 2024 Autrement Pinot Noir – Erin Larkin, The Wine Advocate
The 2024 Autrement Pinot Noir features fruit grown in Karridale, in Margaret River’s cooler, wetter south. The area is impacted by the cold, wild winds off the Southern Ocean (next stop, Antarctica) and produces fruit that is distinctly different in style from the rest of the region—”autrement” is the French…
Vintage Notes
The 2023–24 growing season was shaped by warm and dry conditions, bringing forward ripening across all varieties - reminiscent of vintages like 1995 and 2007. With maturity reached around 2–3 weeks earlier than average, we harvested all Pinot Noir clones on 2nd February.
Fruit was hand-picked and trucked to Moss Wood, where it was meticulously hand sorted. To build savoury complexity, 30% of the fruit was fermented as whole bunches, with the remaining 70% destemmed. The must was chilled to 8°C and held for 48 hours for cold soaking - to extract colour, flavour, and tannin.
After the cold soak, the must was allowed to warm and fermentation began spontaneously with wild yeast. This approach was taken with the aim of enhancing aromatic expression and mouthfeel. Once fermentation had reached approximately 3-4% alcohol, we seeded the tanks with cultured Saccharomyces cerevisiae yeast to ensure a reliable fermentation to dryness. Hand plunging was done three times daily, and fermentation temperatures were held to a maximum of 32°C.
After 16 days on skins, each batch was pressed individually and completed primary and malolactic fermentation in tank. Wines were adjusted and transferred to barrel (18% new oak) for 15 months’ maturation. In October 2024, they were racked, analysed, and returned to barrel. Final racking and blending took place in June 2025. Fining trials were conducted, but none improved balance, so the wine remained unfined. It was sterile filtered and bottled on 1st June 2025.
TASTING NOTES
Colour and condition :
Vibrant crimson red; clear and bright condition.
Nose :
A lifted and expressive nose showing primary aromas of red fruits - strawberry, raspberry and red cherry - supported by floral notes of rose petal and potpourri. Beneath the fruit lies subtle complexity, with background hints of cedar, mushroom and forest floor. Gentle spice notes of clove and charred oak round out the nose.
Palate:
The palate is driven by vibrant red fruit flavours - strawberry, cherry and redcurrant - that give the wine a lively and generous presence through the front and mid-palate. There is impressive red fruit density, offering concentration without being sappy or heavy. These characters are layered with savoury notes of dried herbs, mushroom and a hint of forest floor, providing subtle complexity. The texture is supple and velvety, with fine tannins and bright acidity sitting neatly in the background, carrying the wine through to a long, elegant finish.
Cellaring
As is typical of Pinot Noir, the 2024 Autrement shows immediate charm - with generous fruit depth and balance making it very attractive in its youth. However, this early drinkability doesn’t compromise its cellaring potential. Thanks to low yields and the concentration they bring, we see strong prospects for ageing.
The wine offers vivid Pinot expression now, but its composition suggests it will evolve beautifully. We expect further bottle development over the next five years and potential to move toward more savoury and complex characters with time. Between seven and ten years of age, those who appreciate Pinot Noir’s earthy, mushroom bouquet layered with bright fruit will be well rewarded.