Wine Reviews
Moss Wood Ribbon Vale 2016 Cabernet Sauvignon – James Halliday, Wine Companion
A night-on perfect picture of cabernet sauvignon a la Margaret River: medium-bodied but intense and long, opening with cassis and moving on to more savoury/earthy notes as the tannins click in. French oak is present, but has minimal impact. Published 01 January 2019
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Moss Wood 2014 Cabernet Sauvignon – Peter Forrestal, Decanter
Celebrating 30 years of Mugford ownership this year. This is delightfully aromatic, with blackcurrants, brambles and bay leaf flavours that are deep and richly concentrated. There’s velvety texture, power and finesse with abundant ripe tannins.
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Moss Wood 1975 Cabernet Sauvignon – Stephen Brook, Decanter
‘Considered one of the greatest red wines produced in the region…’ Wine Legend: Moss Wood, Cabernet Sauvignon, Wilyabrup, Margaret River 1975 A legend because… In the late 1960s and early 1970s there was a rush to make wine in Margaret River, and a number of properties – not only Moss Wood but…
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Moss Wood Ribbon Vale 2018 Sauvignon Blanc Semillon – John Lewis, Newcastle Herald
I confess to not being a sauvignon blanc devotee – but team it with semillon and it’s a different story. Margaret River producers tick many boxes with their blends of the two varieties and this 2018 Moss Wood is straw-hued with brassy tints and brings in scents of kiwifruit and…
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Moss Wood 2017 Chardonnay – John Lewis, Newcastle Herald
Moss Wood is among my favourite Western Australian brands and one of Margaret River’s pioneers. Established in 1969 by Busselton medico Dr Bill Pannell and his wife Sandra, it has the distinction of being the region’s second vineyard after Vasse Felix – planted in 1967 by Perth cardiologist Dr Tom…
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Moss Wood 2017 Amy’s – John Lewis, Newcastle Herald
What a delightful multi-faceted drop we have in this blend of cabernet sauvignon, merlot, malbec and petit verdot. It has 13.5 per cent alcohol, ruby hues and cassis and caramel aromas. Vibrant blackcurrant flavour zips in on the front palate and elements of ripe black cherries, spice, Turkish delight chocolate…
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Moss Wood Ribbon Vale 2018 Sauvignon Blanc Semillon – Fergal Gleeson, The Great Wine Blog
Moss Wood Semillon and Ribbon Vale SBS offer wine lovers access to Moss Wood quality at a lower price than the iconic reds. Despite using the same technique the Semillon is very different in style to Hunter Valley Semillon. It’s richer, textured and satisfying even in its youth. Definitely not…
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Moss Wood 2018 Semillon – Fergal Gleeson, The Great Wine Blog
Moss Wood Semillon and Ribbon Vale SBS offer wine lovers access to Moss Wood quality at a lower price than the iconic reds. Despite using the same technique the Semillon is very different in style to Hunter Valley Semillon. It’s richer, textured and satisfying even in its youth. Definitely not…
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Moss Wood 2017 Amy’s – Bob Campbell, The Real Review
“A blend of cabernet sauvignon, merlot, malbec and petit verdot. Dense, ripe, fruit-focused red with dark-fleshed plum, blackberry, dried redcurrant, wood-smoke and spicy flavours. A perfectly balanced wine with a backbone of sweet, ripe tannins.” Published 15 January 2019 “Moss Wood’s 2017 Amy’s is a blend of cabernet sauvignon, merlot, malbec…
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Moss Wood Ribbon Vale 2016 Cabernet Sauvignon – Bob Campbell, The Real Review
“Predominantly cabernet with a small amount of petit verdot and cabernet franc. Tight-knit cabernet sauvignon with blackcurrant and dark berry flavours, plus a seasoning of baked earth, cedar wood, new leather and subtle oak. Can be enjoyed now but should age well.” Published 15 January 2019 “The 2016 Moss Wood Ribbon…
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Moss Wood Ribbon Vale 2016 Merlot – Bob Campbell, The Real Review
“A blend of merlot and cabernet franc. Elegant, juicy wine with dark berry fruit, mixed spice, cedar, savoury, leather and wood polish flavours. A backbone of ripe tannins offer support and promise cellaring potential, although the wine can certainly be enjoyed now.” Published 15 January 2019 “The 2016 Moss Wood Ribbon…
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Moss Wood Ribbon Vale 2014 Sauvignon Blanc Semillon – Gary Walsh, The Wine Front
For whatever reason, I’ve been told that Margaret River SSB/SBS is a bit of hard sell these days in retail, whereas it was a hot item a number of years ago. Admittedly, I don’t really know very much about what goes on in retail land. Ribbon Vale is usually a…
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Moss Wood 2013 Amy’s – Gary Walsh, The Wine Front
Red and black fruits, sage and peppermint, cocoa and spice. Medium bodied, smooth mint chocolate flavours, tannin bobbing beneath a pool of sweet fruit, spice and cocoa – presents almost like a Rioja Reserva in many respects – then a slick of tannin and fragrant oak and fruit to finish.…
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Moss Wood Ribbon Vale 2012 Merlot – Campbell Mattinson, The Wine Front
Medium-bodied merlot out of Margaret River. It’s in pretty decent form. Mulberry, gravel and mint flavours swing amiably through the palate, aided by a light dusting of milk chocolate and pencil-like oak. It turns stern through the finish, as tannin cranks into gear, but at all points it feels well…
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Moss Wood Ribbon Vale 2012 Cabernet Merlot – Campbell Mattinson, The Wine Front
I like what I see here with this Ribbon Vale Cabernet Merlot. The balance is excellent. It’s a wine of good, deep colour too. It’s all spearmint and blackcurrant, chocolate and gravelly earth, its charms obvious but none the lesser for it. Brighter redcurrant/red berry notes are evident too; it…
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Moss Wood Ribbon Vale 2013 Merlot – Gary Walsh, The Wine Front
I noted, with some interest (…), a comment from James Halliday – “If there’s a better merlot in Australia, please get its maker to send a bottle for tasting.” and 97 points. Move over Petrus. A very nice wine it is too. Red berries, a little minted vanilla cream, tobacco…
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Moss Wood 2016 Amy’s – Gary Walsh, The Wine Front
Dark chocolate and spice, polished wood, red and black fruits. It’s full bodied, boysenberry springs to mind, and again that bitter dark chocolate and earthy tone, along with some open weave slightly gritty tannin, a slight warmth, and a chunky finish of modest length. It’s a pretty robust and dark…
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Moss Wood 2015 Pinot Noir – Gary Walsh, The Wine Front
Perhaps because of my (somewhat) perverse nature, I tend to enjoy Pinot Noir from places where Pinot-Noir, apparently, should not be grown. Goodness me, it’s not like its a special grape variety or anything… Raisin, but with perfume, earth, chocolate and blackcurrant, along with plenty of spice. A fuller bodied…
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Moss Wood 2017 Chardonnay – Gary Walsh, The Wine Front
Golden and rich. It’s full of peach, apple and lime, with plenty of spicy sawn wood and vanilla. Full-bodied, and full of flavour, powerful and quite oaky, but with the fruit to mop it up. Almond and butter gloss cut with firm grapefruity acidity, and a long dry finish that…
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Moss Wood Ribbon Vale 2016 Merlot – Huon Hooke, huonhooke.com
Medium to full red colour with the faintest trace of purple. The bouquet is quite minty, with eucalyptus as well as raspberry overtones, the palate fruity and medium-bodied, soft and rounded, easy to enjoy. It’s pleasantly flavoured and structured. There’s abundant fruit on the palate, which is both bright and…
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