2021 Moss Wood Estate, Merlot, Ribbon Vale Vineyard Margaret River, Western Australia

On the nose displays powerful aromas of blackberry and mulberry, backed up by notes of mushroom, tar and earth. The palate has immediate impact with intense dark fruit notes of cherry and blackberry filling the front and mid palate. Underneath is a firm structure of acidity and tannin, but both are in good balance, such that the texture is smooth, with no drying or bitter astringency