| The Moss Brothers
2006 Single Vineyards Chardonnay received the following reviews
and is definitely a wine worth keeping an eye out for.
Adelaide Advertiser Top 100 91 points
“From southwest WA, this wine caught the judges’ eyes with its
chablis-like character from start to finish, green straw and a fine
lemony feel underneath some melon and peach flavours and a crisp
structure adding to its distinctive style and cool and more-ishly
dry personality..”
Huon Hooke Gourmet
Traveller Wine 100 Top New Releases Sept/Oct issue “The West
Australian chardonnay offers a pungent, grapefruity regional nose
with a hint of gooseberry – very fruit-driven. It’s lean and
delicate, tight and subtle in the mouth, with moderate persistence
– 89 points.”
Australian Gourmet
Pages – wine notes by Franz Scheurer. ‘Hailing from the
Wilyabrup Valley, Margaret River, this is a tightly structured
Chardonnay representing both the terroir and the talents of the
wine maker. This wine is a terrific example of a Chablis-like
Chardonnay. With lots of ripe grapefruit and some orange peel on
the nose it convinces with a creamy mouthfeel, balanced structure
and natural, mineral acidity, making it a definite food
wine’.
Louise Radman
Gourmet Travellor Wine Best of the Best ‘Rave Wines’ 2006 Moss
Brothers Single Vineyard Chardonnay, Margaret River, A$35.
From the Wilyabrup subregion of Margaret River, this wine is a
vision of what we can do with chardonnay in Australia. A
wonderful example of subtlety and finesse with vibrant fruit and
seamless oak integration.”
Moss
Brothers were thrilled to be awarded 5 stars by Winestate Magazine
for the recently released 2008 Jane Moss Semillon Sauvignon
Blanc. This result has been supported by the following
review.
Australian Gourmet
Pages Franz Scheurer “There is something about Jane Moss'
Margaret River Semillon Sauvignon Blanc that pulls my strings. I
love the New Zealand-like 'cat pissed on a gooseberry bush' aromas
and its severity on the palate. This is a food wine, not an
aperitif and, if the choice of food is prudent, an addictive drop.
It loves simple things like avocado and chicken mayo rolls or
sautéed white asparagus and hollandaise. I wouldn't drink it with
freshly shucked oysters, but it will shine with deep-fried oysters
with lots of salt and spices.”
Further
recommendation came from Franz for the 2005 Jane Moss Cabernet
Merlot. “If I were a label drinker then this one would
sing to me. It's a brilliant design, eye-catching and meaningful.
The wine does the label justice. There are Cabernet notes like
green capsicum on the nose and some red berries, which I would
attribute more to Merlot. On the palate it's an elegant wine,
despite 14.5% a/v, which is no shrinking violet. Capsicum flavours
are persistent and rounded out by plum and spicy, savoury notes,
all held together perfectly by integrated tannins. This is a
terrific wine to be enjoyed with food and it will stand up to
strong, spicy flavours, as long as there is not a lot of chilli
heat in the food. Mind you, I also enjoyed it late one afternoon,
when I finally finished work, just with a couple of 'Taralli
Finocchio', gorgeous little round, dry biscuits from Puglia (sold
by Simon Johnson Purveyor of Good Food)".
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