Moss Brothers Wild Garden Chenin Blanc 2025
- 92
- $35
- Drink by: 2026-2032
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The West has taken to Chenin Blanc in a way that the rest of the country really has not – at least, not yet. Perhaps it will eventually dawn that this is a reliable variety offering good flavours and making a range of excellent wines. This wine is made by way of organic principles. Pale lemon/green in colour, this is delightfully aromatic with notes of florals, lemongrass and citrus, stone fruits, lemon curd, beeswax and egg custard. A wine of medium length with a supple texture, the finish does linger appealingly. Attractive now, it will drink well over the next four to six years, although the track record of the grape suggests it will provide pleasure for much longer than that.
Ken was born and bred in Brisbane, Queensland. He had a non-trendy, perfectly happy childhood, in a family convinced alcohol meant instant condemnation to Hades. But a break fishing on the Great Barrier Reef, and some good wine, started a serious obsession that eventually took over. It did not stop Ken being chastised later for drinking Pol champagne, disgusted he’d drink anything made by a Cambodian dictator. Now, Ken mostly writes on wine, champagne and spirits for various newspapers, magazines and books, but is perhaps best known for his work in The Courier Mail. He also has a little sideline writing on cigars, fishing, travel and food. When not writing, fly-fishing for trout in NZ or bonefish on the flats of Cuba, travelling or smoking cigars, he is no doubt following a variety of sporting teams – the occasionally glorious Queensland Reds rugby, the dysfunctional Washington Redskins, the dodgy Arsenal and especially revels in the world restored to its proper axis with the return of the Ashes to their rightful home.
