Moss Wood Chardonnay 2020

Bright mid straw in colour, this is a typically punchy Moss Wood Chardonnay that is a little raw right now but everything is in place to provide serious drinking pleasure in the coming years. Fruit is powerful with a mix of nectarine and apricot lathered in toasty oak which brings richness and decadence in the form of creme caramel, peanut brittle and praline complexity – it is seductive from the get go. The palate is then dry, full-bodied and tightly wound with oak dominant but with good underlying fruit and chalky acidity providing a long and strong finish. While it definitely needs time to show its best, fans of oaky Chardonnay will not be disappointed should they choose to open a bottle on release.

Angus Hughson

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Angus is an award-winning wine writer and the Founder and Publisher of Winepilot, the Australian Editor for leading international publication VINOUS with Antonio Galloni based in New York City and the Co-Publisher of The Australian Ark with over 15 years of publishing, writing and judging experience.

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