Wine Reviews
Moss Wood Ribbon Vale 2017 Cabernet Sauvignon – Fergal Gleeson, Great Wine Blog
Elite Cabernet already showing complexity with blackcurrant, tar, tannins , leather all adding to a satisfying finish. The Ribbon Vale vineyard produces one of the three Moss Wood Cabernets. Ribbon Vale tends to produce a slightly sterner expression than Moss Wood Cabernet Sauvignon and is generally more suited to cellaring…
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Moss Wood Ribbon Vale 2017 Merlot – Fergal Gleeson, Great Wine Blog
Modelled on the great Merlots of Pomerol and Saint Emilion Moss Wood Merlot is now widely considered one of Australia’s best. I’ve beaten the drum for the last few vintages and 2017 again demonstrates the point. Fresh and vibrant with glossy fruit, touch of leather and smooth tannins. Satisfying and age…
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Moss Wood 2017 Chardonnay – Brian Freedman, Food & Wine
“There is an entire universe in the nose here, which dances with baba au rhum, grilled pineapple, gunflint minerality, lemon clotted cream, white peach, and cobbler shell. It’s every bit as impressive when you take the first sip, with a distinctly savory edge to the otherwise broad flavors of charred…
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Moss Wood 2018 Chardonnay – Ray Jordan, The West Australian
“Beautiful Chardonnay balancing delicacy and fruit. From a fine vintage. Light fig and butterscotch notes on the nose. The palate has a bright zingy feel with lemoncurd and cumquat characters settling into a mix of brioche/light toast. Oaks integration is tops and the palate drives to a very long finish.…
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Moss Wood Ribbon Vale 2017 Cabernet Sauvignon – Ray Jordan, The West Australian
“Opens with an ethereal perfume that’s classically cabernet. The palate is medium to full bodied and so graceful and elegant. The focus on tannin management in this vineyard has really paid of with this exceptional wine. Fine minerally tannins with a degree of light bay leaf and blackcurrant emerging. A…
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Moss Wood Ribbon Vale 2017 Merlot – Ray Jordan, The West Australian
“A medium bodied and elegant merlot and one of the best in this line I can recall. Perfumed fruit strikes an impeccable balance of fine chalky tannins and seamlessly introduced oak. Floral notes on the nose with red berry scents. Controlled and long palate. A variety that benefits from vineyard work…
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Moss Wood 2018 Ribbon Vale Sauvignon Blanc Semillon – James Halliday, The Wine Companion
An exercise in complexity from start to finish, with a rainbow of flavours anchored by barrel ferment notes. Fermentation was initiated in stainless steel, then transferred to used barriques to build texture, not flavour. After a brief stay in oak the wine was sterile filtered and bottled.
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Moss Wood 2017 Amy’s – James Halliday, The Wine Companion
Cabernet sauvignon, merlot, malbec and petit verdot grown on the Glenmore Vineyard, fermented, matured and bottled at Moss Wood. The excellent crimson-purple colour introduces a juicy and seductive array of red and black fruits held close by ripe tannins and integrated French oak. A pleasure to drink.
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Moss Wood Ribbon Vale 2017 Merlot – Bob Campbell, The Real Review
Moderately intense merlot that has an impressive lightness and subtle power with blueberry, cedar, violet and a hint of wood-smoke. A seamless, smooth-textured red with a lengthy finish. Delicious now but with obvious potential. Published Oct 11th, 2019
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Moss Wood Ribbon Vale 2017 Cabernet Sauvignon – Bob Campbell, The Real Review
Strongly varietal aroma with blackcurrant, cedar and a subtle floral note. A core of sweet fruit with a subtle liquorice, spice and anise influence wraps around a backbone of fine, soft tannins. An elegant wine that is approachable now but promises to develop well with bottle age. Published Oct 12th…
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Moss Wood 2017 Pinot Noir – Bob Campbell, The Real Review
Fresh, elegant pinot noir with appealing floral, red rose, bright cherry, spice anise and subtle nutty oak flavours. Good purity with impressive underlying power. Nicely poised with a firm structure suggesting cellaring potential without making the wine inaccessible now. Published Sept 10th 2019
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Moss Wood 2018 Chardonnay – Bob Campbell, The Real Review
Robust and intense chardonnay with grapefruit, stone fruit, peach, toasted hazelnut, brioche, and spicy oak flavours. A firmly-structured wine that’s a little closed at this stage and needs a year or two to open up and fully express its restrained complexity. Published Sept 10th 2019
Read ReviewMoss Wood 2018 Chardonnay – Fergal Gleeson, The Great Wine Blog
Luxuriant and satisfying Chardonnay here from Moss Wood. Margaret River Chardonnay of this quality is a force to be reckoned with. Lashings of peach, toasty oak, wholemeal and nut flavours. But the fruit is of such quality and so bell clear it pulls all the parts together. The 2017 was…
Read ReviewMoss Wood 2017 Pinot Noir – Fergal Gleeson, The Great Wine Blog
Many are still unaware that Moss Wood make a pinot such is their renown for Cabernet and Chardonnay. Well the 2017 continues a long line that goes all the way back to the founding of Moss Wood. It’s a lively and bright wine with cherry and strawberry flavours. What marks…
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Moss Wood Ribbon Vale 2016 Merlot – Campbell Mattinson, The Wine Front
Serious merlot out of Margaret River. It’s firm. It’s solid. It’s substantial. This is merlot for the cellar; there’s nothing chummy-yummy drink-now about it. It tastes of blackcurrant, cedarwood, bay leaves and chocolate, the tannin then gravely and studded with peppercorns. Length, it has plenty. Fruit, same. And tannin, wow,…
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Moss Wood 2016 Pinot Noir – James Halliday, winecompanion.com.au
I have never been an admirer of Moss Wood’s Pinot Noir, mainly because of the lack of varietal character when grown in Margaret River. However, I must bow and acknowledge that this is among the best yet with its delicately pitched small red fruits set in a gently but persistently…
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Moss Wood 2016 Cabernet Sauvignon – Ray Jordan, “Heavenly Cabernet” The Weekend Australian Magazine
. . . the latest Moss Wood 2016 Cabernet Sauvignon is as close as can be to the greatest yet in this distinguished line. From the first sniff to the last lick of the lips you will be captivated by its engaging expression of cabernet. Vibrancy, purity and energy burst…
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Moss Wood Ribbon Vale 2016 Merlot – James Suckling, jamessuckling.com
An impressive merlot with violets, plums and mulberries on the nose. It leads to a gently grainy palate, which really encapsulates the deep flavors that rest in a supple, approachable structure. Job done. Drink now or hold.
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Moss Wood Ribbon Vale 2018 Sauvignon Blanc Semillon – James Suckling, jamessuckling.com
Very complex, fresh and convincingly vibrant blend with a lime and lemon-cream core of fruit on the palate, as well as green-mango notes. Great depth and elegance. Drink or hold.
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Moss Wood Ribbon Vale 2016 Cabernet Sauvignon – James Suckling, jamessuckling.com
A very striking wine for the sense of freshness and direct, detailed fruit character on offer. The palate has such delicious red and dark berries with blueberries and nuances of spiced chocolate. The tannins are fine, fresh and detailed. Drink or hold. Published: June 26, 2019
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