Moss Wood Ribbon Vale Elsa 2023

Full malolactic fermentation,  7% new oak for nine months. Very inviting on the nose thanks to crème brulee creaminess, artisan candied fruit, vanilla bean and slight honeysuckle musk. The perfumed oak is in abundance, with a delicate toast, charry fringes and plenty of prettiness. Following on, the palate is unctuous and has a ripe, almost lolly shop fruit sweetness paired with the vanillin oak, but at no point does it reach into cloying territory thanks to fresh acidity and a balanced composition. Rounded custard apple, peach blossom and a hint of feijoa. Kefir lime lifts through peaches and cream, with echoes of dried sage and lemon balm wax. A complex mid-weight wine, whose acidity hums along to the tune of the fruit and tannins. The quality of fruit shows in the length on the palate and fantastic concentration of flavour. The epitome of loveliness.