Wine Reviews
Moss Wood 2022 Cabernet Sauvignon – Ciao Magazine, Winsor Dobbin
If you have a special occasion to celebrate, or someone who deserves a treat then this excellent Bordeaux-style blend would be an excellent choice if you have cash to splash. From one of the best producers in Margaret River this is a complex and rewarding wine that would grace any…
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Moss Wood 2023 Chardonnay – Rob Geddes MW
This wine was included in the 2025 Masters of Wine exam which means it is regarded by them as a classic example of the regional varietal style, so I was excited having the chance to taste it among a wide array of Margaret River Chardonnay with both the “classic” concept…
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Moss Wood Ribbon Vale 2024 Elsa – Huon Hooke, The Real Review
Bright light yellow colour; complex toasty, nutty bouquet, evidencing barrel fermentation, the palate following on with this theme with savoury dryness, super-intense flavour and a very dry, energetic and lingering finish. The oak is very well handled. A superb wine in the white Bordeaux style.
Read ReviewMoss Wood 2022 Cabernet Sauvignon – The Wine Advocate, Erin Larkin
I taste in batches of six, pouring each glass, gassing the bottles and working my way through the flight. Today, this 2022 Cabernet Sauvignon was poured in glass number five, and so it has had some time to breathe. Upon pouring, the nose was so abundantly, luxuriatingly steeped in graphite,…
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Moss Wood Ribbon Vale 2024 Chardonnay – The Wine Advocate, Erin Larkin
The 2024 Ribbon Vale Chardonnay leads with pineapple lumps and freshly cut pineapple, crushed nuts and a creamy texture on the middle palate. The pink grapefruit acidity is prodigious and works to counterbalance the exotic fruit, which in the end, makes for a balanced and powerful wine. This is a…
Read ReviewMoss Wood Ribbon Vale 2024 Elsa – The Wine Advocate, Erin Larkin
The 2024 Elsa leads with elderflower and lychee, lime zest and lavender soap. In the mouth, the wine is full of flavor and super intense—it feels quite exotic as compared to previous years, with a finish that moves toward waxy and floral. The season has soaked up the oak, which…
Read ReviewMoss Wood 2022 Cabernet Sauvignon – Cassandra Charlick, Decanter
Still a baby of a wine, tightly bundled, but goodness: the presence is there. Toasty oak wraps the fruit, yet it’s well matched to the power of 2022. Red fruit laced with aniseed, a graphite through line and warm spice – just a pinch of vanilla. The palate is like…
Read ReviewMoss Wood 2022 Cabernet Sauvignon – Angus Hughson, Wine Pilot
Exceptional purity to the 2022 Moss Wood Cabernet Sauvignon as it radiates with blackcurrant, warm slate, gravel and earthy aromas. It is a fuller-flavoured vintage but retains the estate signature of finesse with powerful, sweet cassis and red earth flavours with a not unwelcome touch of mint. Mid weight and…
Read ReviewMoss Wood Ribbon Vale 2024 Chardonnay – Winsor Dobbin, Wine of the Week
There are some very impressive chardonnay releases coming out of Margaret River right now – and this is up there with best of them. There is plenty happening on the palate of this single-vineyard release, but it also has a touch of the supermodel about it; shiny without a hair…
Read ReviewMoss Wood Ribbon Vale 2024 Chardonnay – Wine Pilot, Ken Gargett
Ripening took place over a slightly shorter period than this region usually sees. Yields were down but quality was up. This is the fourth vintage of the Ribbon Vale Chardy and it has established itself as a fine addition to the range. The wine saw nine months maturation in French…
Read ReviewMoss Wood Ribbon Vale 2024 Elsa – Wine Pilot, Ken Gargett
The team at Moss Wood have said that the 2024 vintage reminds them of the great year of 1995. Yields were down but of high quality and everything augurs well for when we see the rest of this vintage released. During fermentation, the grapes were moved to 225-litre French oak…
Read ReviewMoss Wood Ribbon Vale 2024 Elsa – Wine Pilot, Cassandra Charlick
Pillowy and nougatine on the nose, with marzipan and vanilla bean laced apricot, custard apple, feijoa and pear skin. Tropical honeydew melon follows with a tint of lemongrass and baked hay. Plenty of fruit sweetness and buttery malolactic notes on the palate, which balances Sauvignon’s bright acidity nicely. Vanilla brioche,…
Read ReviewMoss Wood 2022 Cabernet Sauvignon – Andrew Caillard, The Vintage Journal
Medium deep crimson. Attractive cassis, truffle, vanilla aromas with hints of mocha/ cedar. Inky deep with fresh blackcurrant vanilla, espresso flavours, fine grainy tannins and well-integrated vanilla/ marzipan notes. Finishes chalky and long with chinotto and aniseed notes. A classic Moss Wood vintage with lovely richness, definition and mineral length.…
Read ReviewMoss Wood Ribbon Vale 2024 Chardonnay – Andrew Caillard, The Vintage Journal
Pale colour. Intense lemon curd, grapefruit, tropical fruit aromas with ginger/ hint vanilla notes. Generous and creamy with ample lemon glacé, grapefruit, rock melon flavours, fine slinky touch grippy textures, marvellous viscosity and underlying roasted almond, vanilla notes. Finishes bittersweet and minerally. Lovely regional presence and vinosity. Brilliant wine. Drink…
Read ReviewMoss Wood Ribbon Vale 2024 Elsa – Andrew Caillard, The Vintage Journal
Pale colour. Fresh grapefruit, lemon curd, tonic aromas with hints of marzipan/ grilled nuts. Well-concentrated with ample grapefruit, lemon pastille fruits, underlying tonic water notes, fine bittersweet textures and fresh indelible acidity. Refreshingly minerally at the finish. Drink now – 2032 14% alc
Read ReviewMoss Wood Ribbon Vale 2024 Chardonnay – Ken Gargett, The Wine Pilot
Ripening took place over a slightly shorter period than this region usually sees. Yields were down but quality was up. This is the fourth vintage of the Ribbon Vale Chardy and it has established itself as a fine addition to the range. The wine saw nine months maturation in French…
Read ReviewMoss Wood Ribbon Vale 2024 Elsa – Ken Gargett, The Wine Pilot
The team at Moss Wood have said that the 2024 vintage reminds them of the great year of 1995. Yields were down but of high quality and everything augurs well for when we see the rest of this vintage released. During fermentation, the grapes were moved to 225-litre French oak…
Read ReviewMoss Wood 2022 Cabernet Sauvignon – Ken Gargett, The Wine Pilot
This stunning Margaret River Cabernet has 4% Cabernet Franc and 2% Petit Verdot included. The team talk of some of the difficulties encountered by Margaret River wineries during this year, but everything is relative and a difficult vintage here seems to be the dream of many other regions. It was…
Read ReviewMoss Wood 2022 Cabernet Sauvignon – Ray Jordan Wine
This was a very good vintage in Margaret River after the slightly more challenging ’21. This has the refined elegance and prettiness that is the Moss Wood DNA. The colour is quite pale compared to some previous vintages, but don’t be fooled into thinking this is some shrinking violet. Violets,…
Read ReviewMoss Wood Ribbon Vale 2024 Chardonnay -Ray Jordan Wine
The warmer vintage is certainly reflected immediately in the bright golden colour. This is a rich and textured chardonnay from the Ribbon Vale vineyard. Honeycomb and light cereal characters emerge on the nose and palate. There’s an underlying savouriness that sustains through to the very long finish. Beautifully balanced with…
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