Moss Wood Ribbon Vale Cabernet Merlot 2015 bertrand-sourdais Style Magazine

Style Magazine

A long clean finish sums up this fresh wine with a lovely expression of a New Zealand classic

west and northwest

so let me put it this way-imagine someone distilled down the essence of Mourvèdre and yet tamed any rusticity that this grape is sometimes capable of producing in rougher terroirs

ripe red fruits and cinnamon

Moss Wood Ribbon Vale Cabernet Merlot 2015 bertrand-sourdais Style MagazineCabernet Sauvignon based wines never lack for complexity and this wine has it in spades. Their fruit aromas are a combination red currants and mulberries backed up with cedar, tobacco, leather and tar. Also, from a vineyard renowned for its masculine, slightly brooding demeanour, this is a slight change, with a generosity and friendliness not often seen in young Ribbon Vales. Palate: This theme continues on the palate, where we see a balance and