Moss Wood Ribbon Vale 2018 Botrytis Semillon
• Semillon from the Ribbon Vale vineyard
• Made only when the grapes are naturally infected with Botrytis cinerea
• Careful selection of yeasts allowing full expression of varietal characteristics
• Aged for 2 years in 225 litre old French oak barrels
• Enjoyable now but can be cellared 5 to 7 years or more.
WA Wine Review 2024
Ray Jordan “Moss Wood is a family-owned wine company and a pioneer of the Margaret River region. Planted in 1969, Moss Wood is an important founding estate of Margaret River. Clare and Keith Mugford, as viticulturalists, winemakers and proprietors, have been tending the vineyard and making wine at Moss Wood…
Moss Wood Ribbon Vale 2018 Botrytis Semillon – Ray Jordan, Ray Jordan Wine
A style of wine you seldom see in WA, let alone in Margaret River. It’s a sweet dessert style wine but it has been made in a way that controls the palate, so it remains deep and sweet yet never becomes cloying. Retains a fresh zingy acidity. Distinctive aromas of…
Moss Wood Ribbon Vale 2018 Botrytis Semillon – James Suckling, jamessuckling.com
Impressive, lemon and peach aromas with marmalade and bergamot as well. The palate has elegant, fresh oranges and peaches. Published April 2020
Moss Wood Ribbon Vale 2018 Botrytis Semillon – Bob Campbell, The Real Review
Delicious, creamy, botrytised semillon with bush honey, dried apricot, liquorice, musk and caramel. Quite Sauternes-like – sweet but certainly not cloying. Perfect with foie gras. Published 4 April 2020