Moss Wood Pinot Noir 2023

Name: Moss Wood Pinot Noir 2023
Brand: Moss Wood
SKU: MWPN-23
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Elegant, structured, and quietly expressive. The 2023 Moss Wood Pinot Noir shows the discipline and depth that define this pioneering Margaret River estate. From the Wilyabrup vineyard, where maritime breezes and gravelly loam soils nurture slow, even ripening, this Pinot delivers precision and poise rather than opulence. It reflects the region’s restrained power, translating sunlight and coastal air into shape and texture rather than sweetness.

Fruit was hand-picked at optimal ripeness, gently destemmed, and fermented in small stainless-steel vats, with careful temperature control and gentle plunging to extract fine tannin and colour. Following fermentation, the wine spent around eighteen months in French oak barriques, roughly eighteen per cent new, before bottling. This slow maturation allows the fruit to knit with savoury oak spice and fine tannins, giving the wine both immediacy and cellaring potential.

The 2023 vintage is particularly balanced, showing lifted aromatics, supple mid-palate weight, and a lingering, savoury finish. It captures the quiet beauty of Pinot grown in a warmer maritime zone, framed by the Mugfords’ hallmark precision. Built for drinking now yet confidently structured for ten to fifteen years in the cellar, this release continues Moss Wood’s legacy of crafting Pinot Noir with authenticity and staying power.

Maker

Moss Wood

Varietal

Pinot Noir

Country

Australia

Region

Margaret River, Western Australia

Vintage

2023

ABV

13.5%

Bottle size

750ml

Since 1984, Clare and Keith Mugford have steered Moss Wood with a precision that few Australian estates can match. As both winemakers and viticulturists, the Mugfords have shaped the legacy of this founding Margaret River winery with an unwavering commitment to detail—from vineyard floor to bottle. Moss Wood's philosophy is simple but uncompromising: every decision, whether in the field or in the cellar, must enhance the final wine. It’s this ethos that underpins a portfolio known not only for its consistency and age-worthiness but also for its deep understanding of site, vintage, and vine.

Moss Wood was among the first to believe in the potential of Margaret River, long before the region gained its global renown. Drawing inspiration from Bordeaux, the Mugfords refined a style uniquely suited to Wilyabrup’s coastal environment, instead of trying to copy Europe outright. It’s this balance of innovation and restraint that makes Moss Wood a benchmark—not just for the region, but for Australian wine more broadly.

Moss Wood and Ribbon Vale are both situated in the pioneering sub-region of Wilyabrup—arguably the beating heart of Margaret River. First planted in 1969, the Moss Wood Vineyard lies across 11.78 hectares of unirrigated, north- and east-facing slopes, with gravelly loam soils layered over clay. At Ribbon Vale, established in 1977, similar dry-grown practices prevail across its 6.36 hectares, but the site faces south and west, offering nuance and contrast within the broader Wilyabrup terrain.

Across both vineyards, viticulture is handled with a light but knowledgeable touch. Canopy management, minimum tillage, and careful soil stewardship are part of a broader strategy to ensure vine health and longevity. Pruning, trellising, and even harvest decisions are constantly reassessed in light of current research and decades of in-house observation. It’s this empirical approach—rooted in Margaret River’s young but evolving terroir—that allows Moss Wood to produce wines of quiet power and remarkable poise, year after year.

Tasting notes

NOSE
Red Fruits and Spice

Strawberry, raspberry, and cherry aromas unfold with rose petal, nutmeg, and gentle cedar complexity

PALATE
Silky and Balanced

Ripe red fruit and plum glide through a creamy, velvety texture supported by subtle spice and fine acidity.

FINISH
Long and Savoury

Polished tannins and soft earth notes close with balance and persistence, showing potential for graceful ageing.

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