Moss Wood Semillon 2022
- 92
- $41
- Drink by: 2022-2028
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2022 is a year that locals are raving about in Margaret River, but then there are people on this planet who have lived long and fulfilling lives and during that time, have never seen a dud vintage in the region. Their scale goes from very good to outstanding, it seems. Good luck to them, and even better luck for us. We get to drink the stuff. That said, when the locals are talking about having to go back forty years to find a vintage this good, it must be really special. The wine saw only stainless steel and was bottled as quickly as they could, to take advantage of the freshness.
A very pale yellow in hue. The nose is refined, hints of the traditional WA lean and green, but well balanced and appealing. There is bright acidity running the length, to a long, lingering finish. A touch of lemongrass here, notes of ginger and citrus. Finely balanced, this will drink well for at least the next five to six years and may need even longer to show all its glories. Ideal with some top seafood.
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.
