- Colour White
- Producer Moss Wood
- Region Margaret River
- Drinking 2024 - 2032
- Case size 12x75cl
- Available Now
2021 - Moss Wood Chardonnay Margaret River - 12x75cl
- Colour White
- Producer Moss Wood
- Region Margaret River
- Drinking 2024 - 2032
- Case size 12x75cl
- Available Now
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Goedhuis, July 2023
Moss Wood’s reputation for first-class Chardonnay is growing year on year and the 2021 is one of their best yet. This has a delightfully intricate nose of ripe apricot, marmalade, and cashew nuts, which gives way to a richly-textured palate of butterscotch and peach. 18 months in barrel adds body and delicate spice, yet a vibrant acidity keeps things fresh on its long finish. This will age for many years. Drink 2024-2032.
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Goedhuis, July 2023
Moss Wood’s reputation for first-class Chardonnay is growing year on year and the 2021 is one of their best yet. This has a delightfully intricate nose of ripe apricot, marmalade, and cashew nuts, which gives way to a richly-textured palate of butterscotch and peach. 18 months in barrel adds body and delicate spice, yet a vibrant acidity keeps things fresh on its long finish. This will age for many years. Drink 2024-2032.
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Wine Advocate, July 2023, Score: 94
In October 2021, I stopped in for half a day at Moss Wood and tasted through the Chardonnays (estate and Ribbon Vale) and Cabernets (estate and Ribbon Vale) from barrel, to help me better understand the spectrum of coopers and their impact on the finished wines. So, having looked at this wine two years ago, broken down into four different components, I can see how this finished product came to be this way. There was plenty of rain about in 2021, and the later-picked Moss Wood Chardonnay fruit benefited from some extra hang time after the first deluge in early to mid-February. The 2021 Chardonnay is concentrated and nutty and littered with roasted pineapple, citrus flesh, creamed cashew, red apples and clotted cream. Loads of acid mingling with the fruit. This is a deep, rich wine, consistent with the Moss Wood Chardonnay style. 14% alcohol, sealed under screw cap. Drink 2023-2034.
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James Suckling, April 2023, Score: 92
Peaches, white grapefruits, baked apples, vanilla pods and lemon pie. Buttery and full-bodied yet fresh. Delicious cream notes at the end. Drink now. Screw cap.
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Jancis Robinson, October 2023, Score: 17
Cereal, ripe citrus, a bit of marzipan and sweet spice to finish. Savoury but not pinched, thanks to the generous fruit. Lingering finish. Drink 2023-2026.
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.