Moss Wood Ribbon Vale Elsa 2024
- 94
- $78
- Drink by: 2025-2033
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The team at Moss Wood have said that the 2024 vintage reminds them of the great year of 1995. Yields were down but of high quality and everything augurs well for when we see the rest of this vintage released. During fermentation, the grapes were moved to 225-litre French oak barrels, 10% of which were new. Interestingly, there is no mention of Sauvignon Blanc on the label – those expecting the typical bright and breezy, simple style of Savvy would be in for a shock, so perhaps that is wise. This is very much in the more complex and worked style of Savvy. Deep straw in colour, there are notes of lemon curd, florals, stone fruits, citrus, peaches, even a flick of beeswax and mango. The wine has focus, balance and very good length, with the intensity never wavering at any stage throughout the journey. There is a line of fine acidity, which provides a degree of freshness. It should age as well as any Sauvignon Blanc made in this country, certainly at least the next six to eight years. Seriously good.
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.
