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Moss Wood 2025 Amy’s Cuvee Blanc – Winsor Dobbin, Wine of the Week

Here’s a classic regional blend of semillon and sauvignon blanc from one of the founding wine producers in Margaret River; albeit with a difference. The Moss Wood 2025 Amy’s Cuvée Blanc is a new addition to the range. It is semillon-driven and barrel fermented to add texture and complexity. That sets it apart from its regional rivals with its palate weight and interest. There are vivacious tropical and herbaceous notes on the palate, savoury elements, oaky hints and impressive balance. One for short-term enjoyment. Pair with blackened fish for a fun food and wine match.

Rating: Stars

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 blue fruits that finishes with some clay and earthen character. It’s earlier drinking wine than its Wilyabrup Pinot Noir stablemate.

Very interesting to taste side by side. Autrement has more whole bunch for flavour and tannins and less time in oak. But the differences are mostly terroir.

In summary, a stylish, top shelf Pinot that will presumably become a staple in the Moss Wood range.

And like the long-established Moss Wood Pinot Noir, Autrement demonstrates that Marg’s Pinot can hold its own with Noirs from more lauded Australian and New Zealand Pinot regions.

Rating: Stars

Moss Wood 2023 Pinot Noir – Fergal Gleeson, Great Wine Blog

They’ve always been Pinot obsessed at Moss Wood. The Pannels planted back in 1973 when Pinot was niche.

It remains a popular part of the MW range as Pinot Noir has become vogueish.

It’s 45th consecutive release, makes it one of the Australia’s longest running Pinots.

Moss Wood Pinot Noir has heady notes of fresh fruit on the nose. The palate continues with glossy red fruit- cherry ripe and strawberry.

It’s richer, riper and more intense than its Autrement Pinot Noir 2024 stablemate from Karridale.

Moss Wood PN ’23 is an age worthy style. I’d drink in 3-10 years for more earthy complexity. But it is pretty now!

November, 2025

Rating: Stars

Moss Wood 2024 Chardonnay – Fergal Gleeson, Great Wine Blog

Moss Wood Chardonnay 2024 is beautifully balanced. It’s full bodied and intense but doesn’t overpower or over egg complexity.

There is quite a bit to it – wet stone, nectarine, peach, oatmeal and nut. It finishes long with a great citrus line. The savoury, textured mouthfeel is exemplary.

Moss Wood planted Chardonnay in 1976. The Mugford family making wine since ’79

The dry grown plantings were hand picked, whole bunch pressed for malo fermentation in 55% new oak, remaining in barrel for 18 months.

It’s the 43rd edition of Moss Wood Chardonnay and it’s a standout!

November, 2025

Rating: 5 Stars

Moss Wood 2025 Amy’s Cuvee Blanc – Gary Walsh, The Wine Front

Flat image of Amy’s Cuvée Blanc, with wine pouring into a glass

A new wine from Moss Wood. 91% Semillon and 9% Sauvignon Blanc.

A richer style here offering plenty of flavour, some creaminess and glass to texture, but also has a zip of citrus acidity and spice, with a fine dusty grip to texture. It tastes of pear and apple, some lemon zest and lime, a low key grassy note, and a bit of a honey and chamomile thing. Nice wine.

November 2025

93 Points

Rating: Stars

Moss Wood 2024 Amy’s – Gary Walsh, The Wine Front

It’s a bold and fruit forward wine offering blackberry, raspberry, dark chocolate, liquorice and a dried flower perfume. It’s fleshy and juicy in black fruit, mocha richness, a grainy grip to tannin, acidity is balanced, maybe has some orange nip to it, and finishes earthy, with a slight chicory bitterness, closes quite firm with good length. It’s kind of robust and rugged, but has plenty to sink your teeth into all the same.

October 2025

90 Points

Rating: Stars

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 and concentrated red berries, backed by orange, hints of honeyed olive, lemon zest, thyme and toasted vanilla-rich oak. Bright acidity makes it shine, while a lacquer of tightly packed and firm tannins brings tension and a tight structure.

This is more of a classic Aussie Pinot, and it’s very charming, elegant and delicious. It ends long, finishing on strawberries, a whisper of underbrush and a hint of yoghurt.

October, 2025

Rating: Stars

Moss Wood 2023 Pinot Noir – Marc Malouf, Wine Worth Writing About

Clear ruby with a blush of pink and a pretty, lifted nose of rose, lavender, spearmint and nettles, macerated red berries, white pepper, rooibos tea, green olive, marshmallow root, roasted chestnut and complex oak spice.

In the mouth it bursts with transparent flavours of both fresh and candied red fruits, blackcurrant, plum, cherry and orange zest that are spiced with clove, vanilla, chocolate and a touch of cola. With good intensity of flavour, firm acidity and very fine and polished tannins, it soars across its arc and ends on a very long tail that leans into Negroni territory, with red fruit top notes and the sustain of oak.

October, 2025

Rating: Stars

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 word for “differently” or “otherwise.” The wine is layered with cherry notes and poached strawberry, with acidity that feels precise and fresh. The wine is fleshy and ripe, with subtle maple/caramel notes woven through the edges of perception. The wine shows an orange hint of color at the very rim of the meniscus, which is also of interest. All in all, it’s a lovely wine to drink soon, although the older Moss Wood Pinots are still proving their drinking windows wrong.

October, 2025

91 Points

Rating: Stars

Moss Wood 2025 Amy’s Cuvee Blanc – Erin Larkin, The Wine Advocate

The 2025 Amy’s Cuvee Blanc is a Semillon Sauvignon Blanc blend, and in true Moss Wood style, it’s rich and exotic in both shape and feel. Notes of white pineapple and green apple, grass clippings and green peppercorns are threaded together by strands of saline acidity. This is classy. It feels as if it may age quite well as well.

October, 2025

93 Points

Rating: Stars