Pretty, assured, and confident on the nose, showing red cherry, juicy wild strawberry, hints of burnt orange, liquorice, and toasty oak. Medium-bodied, finely structured, and elegant on the palate. Red and black berries, Negroni-esque bitterness, subtle rounding oak spice, fine tannins. Deliciously balanced. Lovely stuff.
94/100pts
Drink – 2026-2035
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Bright ruby, with beautiful aromas of strawberry, raspberry, and rose, backed by earthy black tea, and baking spices. Medium-bodied and youthfully zesty on the palate. Strawberries, red cherry, ripe cranberries. The tension and focus are excellent in this release. Subtle spice notes beautifully complimenting the energy of the red berry fruits, whilst powdery tannins add overall texture and structure. Very impressive
95/100pts
Drink – 2029-2039
October, 2026
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This is one of the simpler wines in the impressive Moss Wood range, but with spring upon us it is a very good choice for enjoying al fresco. This new vintage release is a blend of semillon and sauvignon blanc, two grape varieties that thrive in Margaret River. There is plenty of tropical and citrus flavours on offer here, along with some light oak influence and plenty of crisp acid on the palate. This fresh, youthful wine can confidently be paired with seafood or poultry dishes. Delightful drinking
An early-morning brightness of purple fruit, mulberry, plum, salted cassis and hints of aniseed, crushed minerality, quartz and graphite. It’s very inviting, with inky black olive brine and nori. The palate is packed with concentration, complexity, succulence, spice and power. Cassis and almost tar-like notes, acidity with jewel-like clarity singing through firm, multitudinous tannins. Think silty gravel, velvety and intense. Layers of detail; this isn’t bright and punchy, though there’s plenty of refreshment in its youth. There’s a delicious little iodine lick, too. Structure and power. Built for the long haul, but drinking beautifully now, open and expressive. A brilliant Cabernet of clarity and purity; the essence of Margaret River. 92% Cabernet Sauvignon from a single vineyard in Wilyabrup, planted in 1969 with the Houghton clone, with 4% Cabernet Franc, 4% Petit Verdot. Matured in French oak barrels for 32 months.
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This is luscious and lovely and loaded with pure, concentrated blackcurrant flavour and yet, crucially, it’s also balanced, fresh, lengthy and ultimately elegant. It’s everything that a great Margaret River cabernet should be. It adds complementary tobacco notes to the swoosh of fruit; there are whispers of bay leaf; creamy oak is played modestly but strategically; and the finish is both intricately woven and firm-enough for the wine to feel complete. Classic wine, classic Moss Wood.
August, 2026
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August, 2026
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Serious chardonnay. Refined and taut but, at the same time, there’s no mucking around here. Peaches grilled, lemon curd, pears, toast, brine, steel and roasted-and-salted cashews. There’s no flint, no flare, no room for more. This is Margaret River chardonnay served bold, neat and immaculate. Drink: 2027 – 2032+
August, 2026
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Mostly semillon with a glug of sauvignon blanc, and in the glass it’s a light straw gold. Flavourful with toasty oak, nutty lees and plenty of zippy acidity. It’s refreshing, yet there’s definition across the palate, so it feels rich and ripe with a tug of phenolics on the otherwise dry finish.
July 2026
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A warm, riper vintage; this an expression of the season – rightly so. Plenty of acidity nonetheless corrals melon, stone fruit, citrus and creamy lees flavours. It’s a little smoky, with more richness and texture than usual.
August, 2024
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When you’re the flagship, there’s always pressure because you must be the best of the best. Well, take a bow. This harnesses all the power of fruit and winemaking, all seemingly effortlessly, and turns it into an elegant, stunning wine balancing savouriness with fruit. Just the right amount of cassis, mulberries, violets and spicy, cedary oak, nori and menthol and more besides. The palate builds yet stays just shy of fuller bodied with fine-grained tannins, refreshing acidity and superb length. Excellent now and with decades ahead of it. Oh and another accolade, this represents the 50th vintage of the wine. Take another bow.
August, 2025
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