Moss Wood Ribbon Vale 2018 Merlot – Ray Jordan – Lucky Sip One of His 2021 Top 10 Wines

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Moss Wood Ribbon Vale 2018 Merlot – Ray Jordan – Lucky Sip One of His 2021 Top 10 Wines

Rating: Stars

Moss Wood Ribbon Vale 2023 Merlot – Huon Hooke, The Real Review

Deep, bright red-purple colour; cedary oak, briar and pencil-shavings aromas overlie tobacco varietal cues, while the palate is medium-full bodied and well-balanced, with harmonious supple tannins and lovely early drinking qualities and … ageing potential. Oak is quite evident but it’s a very smart merlot      

Moss Wood Ribbon Vale 2023 Cabernet Sauvignon – Huon Hooke, The Real Review

Deep, bright purple-red colour; smoked meats and mulberry, a hint of humus on the nose. Very bright and lively on the palate, fresh and zesty with crisp acid/tannin structure and lots of appeal. Will become softer with age but right now its bouncy liveliness would go well with food. 2026–2038  

Moss Wood Ribbon Vale 2023 Merlot – Winsor Dobbin, Wine of the Week

Many merlots in Australia are made in a soft and simple style; as easy quaffers. Not so his one from the cabernet masters at Moss Wood in Margaret River. It is full of verve and texturally complex, a nod to the great merlot-led wines of Bordeaux’s right bank. More structured than fleshy, this one is…