- Colour White
- Producer Moss Wood
- Region Margaret River
- Drinking 2023 - 2029
- Case size 12x75cl
- Available Now
2022 - Moss Wood Ribbon Vale Chardonnay Margaret River - 12x75cl
- Colour White
- Producer Moss Wood
- Region Margaret River
- Drinking 2023 - 2029
- Case size 12x75cl
- Available Now
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Goedhuis, July 2023
Despite their close proximity, Ribbon Vale ripens two weeks later than the Moss Wood vineyard. A cooler, harsher environment results in a Chardonnay that speaks more of the old world than the new; delicate floral aromatics with bright melon and crisp apple on the palate, there is a mouth-watering minerality at its heart. A touch of French oak adds a little weight and means that it is more than capable of ageing. Drink 2023-2029.
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Wine Advocate, July 2023, Score: 93
The 2022 Ribbon Vale Chardonnay was always going to be like this; a warm year combined with a rich style has produced a wine of characteristic hedonism, with toasted pineapple, apricot square (the sugar dusted ones), yellow daisies, fleshy peach and custard powder. The phenolics that reside on the middle palate through the finish throw a cinnamon-laden fireball across the tongue, leaving a streak of amaro herbs, nutmeg, charred sandalwood and star anise in its wake. There's a lot going on. It's lighter than the Moss Wood estate 2021 Chardonnay tasted beside it but not by much. Frisky. A little edgy. More corners. Composed, though. 13.5% alcohol, sealed under screw cap. Drink 2023-2035.
Producer
Moss Wood
Region
Margaret River
Certainly the best wine area in Western Australia, if not the whole country. The idyllic scenery of Margaret River (surf-lapped rocky coast, towering karri forest, abundant wildlife) has only been home to wine production since the 1970s. Hard to believe given the quality of the Chardonnays and Cabernets produced by the likes of Leeuwin, Cullen, Moss Wood and Vasse Felix. Syrah, Sauvignon Blanc and Semillon all also thrive here. The climate is mild, tempered by the Indian Ocean and the drying wind known as the Freemantle Doctor, and infertile red loam soils are the most sought after for viticulture.