Awards, Ratings & Reviews
96/100 — Sam Kim, Wine Orbit · 2024 Vintage · October 2025
“Sweetly fruited with savoury nuances, the fragrant bouquet shows dark plum, cured meat, warm mushroom, baking spice, and toasted almond characters, followed by a silky-smooth palate that's succulent and beautifully weighted. It's wonderfully structured with refreshing acidity and grainy tannins, finishing lingering and delectable. At its best: 2028 to 2036.”
94/100 — Winepilot · 2024 Vintage · Tested: Nov 2025
“The name ‘Autrement,’ meaning ‘in another way’ in French, reflects Moss Wood's journey in Pinot Noir discovery. This wine is crafted from fruit sourced in the southern Karridale region, 60 kilometres south of Moss Wood's Wilyabrup base. Moss Wood has a history of exploring pinot noir from different regions, including Pemberton (1991–2003) and Mornington Peninsula (2008–2010). In 2024, a hot season, the southern vineyards performed admirably. The wine is made from three different clones, contributing to its complexity. It displays a bright crimson colour and a nose dominated by primary red fruits such as strawberries and raspberries, with a faint hint of truffle. The palate is structured with a bony thread typical of Pinot Noir, balanced by good fruit density and juiciness. Flavours of red fruits, dried herbs, and truffle create a compelling combination. Enjoyable for early or medium-term drinking, it also has the structure to age gracefully.”
93/100 — Melissa Moore, The Real Review · 2024 Vintage · December, 2025
“Bright crimson, with inviting aromas of red cherry pie and dusty forest roads. There's a ripe sweetness on the palate with a line of tangy acidity as backbone, all wrapped in a frame of velvety tannins that grip until the end. Drinks well now and will hold for a few more years yet”
About This Wine
“Autrement” is the French word for “in another way” — a name reflecting Moss Wood's exploration of Pinot Noir from a selected parcel of grapes from a well established vineyard in Karridale, Western Australia.
The Karridale vineyard sits 60 kilometres south of Moss Wood and is home to three Pinot Noir clones: D4V2, 2325 (H7V15), and D2V6. The site is influenced by proximity to the Southern Ocean, with cooler daytime highs, higher humidity, and smaller diurnal shifts that slow ripening and favour the preservation of natural acidity and the development of fine tannins and phenolics.
The 2023-24 growing season was shaped by warm and dry conditions, bringing forward ripening across all varieties. Fruit was hand-picked and trucked to Moss Wood, where it was meticulously hand sorted.
To build savoury complexity, 30% of the fruit was fermented as whole bunches, with the remaining 70% destemmed. Fermentation began spontaneously with wild yeast, with cultured Saccharomyces cerevisiae yeast added once fermentation had reached approximately 3-4% alcohol. After 16 days on skins, each batch was pressed individually and completed primary and malolactic fermentation in tank. The wine was matured in barrel for 15 months, with 18% new oak, remained unfined, and was sterile filtered before bottling.
Producer Notes
Vibrant crimson red; clear and bright condition.
A lifted and expressive nose showing primary aromas of red fruits - strawberry, raspberry and red cherry - supported by floral notes of rose petal and potpourri. Beneath the fruit lies subtle complexity, with background hints of cedar, mushroom and forest floor. Gentle spice notes of clove and charred oak round out the nose.
The palate is driven by vibrant red fruit flavours - strawberry, cherry and redcurrant - that give the wine a lively and generous presence through the front and mid-palate. There is impressive red fruit density, offering concentration without being sappy or heavy. These characters are layered with savoury notes of dried herbs, mushroom and a hint of forest floor, providing subtle complexity. The texture is supple and velvety, with fine tannins and bright acidity sitting neatly in the background, carrying the wine through to a long, elegant finish.
Specifications
- Vintage: 2024
- Grape Variety: Pinot Noir
- Region: Karridale / Margaret River / Western Australia / Australia
- Fermentation: 30% whole bunch; spontaneous fermentation with wild yeast; cultured Saccharomyces cerevisiae yeast added at approximately 3-4% alcohol
- Maturation: 15 months in barrel (18% new oak)
- Production Attributes: Hand-picked; hand sorted; unfined; sterile filtered
- Vineyard / Geo info: Karridale vineyard, 60 kilometres south of Moss Wood; Geneva Double Curtain trellis system
- Alcohol: 13.7%
- Sweetness: Dry
- Winemaker: Clare & Keith Mugford
- Ownership: Clare & Keith Mugford
- Median Harvest Date: 2nd February, 2024
- Mean Harvest Ripeness: 13.4°Be
- Bottled: 1st July, 2025
- Released: 1st August, 2025
- Drinking Window: 2025-2034
