New Release | 98 Points - Ray Jordan | 98 Points - Ken Gargett
Moss Wood's Margaret River Cabernet Sauvignon has firmly entrenched itself as one of Australia's finest red wines. A wine with an extraordinary recent form line, the annual Moss Wood Cabernet Sauvignon release is always in high demand and we expect our limited stocks of the 2022 vintage to again sell out fast.
The 2022 Moss Wood Cabernet Sauvignon has attracted plenty of attention and high praise. Another typically concentrated and complex Margaret River Cabernet; dark fruits, blackcurrant, blueberry and licorice flavours are all in abundant supply on the palate. Bright acidity and well measured oak combine beautifully on the long finish to round off another classic Moss Wood Cabernet release.
"98 Points. This was a very good vintage in Margaret River after the slightly more challenging ’21. This has the refined elegance and prettiness that is the Moss Wood DNA. The colour is quite pale compared to some previous vintages, but don’t be fooled into thinking this is some shrinking violet. Violets, yes, but plenty more in an engine room that is balanced and poised as the tannins and almost lyrically laid oak harness the exquisitely bright fruit. So well balanced. A wine of immense charm and appeal. I defy you to stop after the first sip. Cellar 25 years. $176"- Ray Jordan, rayjordanwine.com.au.
"98 Points. This stunning Margaret River Cabernet has 4% Cabernet Franc and 2% Petit Verdot included. The team talk of some of the difficulties encountered by Margaret River wineries during this year, but everything is relative and a difficult vintage here seems to be the dream of many other regions. It was a year that finished extremely well, though, with a longer than average ripening period. Yields were down but in the end, some stellar fruit was harvested. Maturation was in French oak, 16% new, for around seventeen months. A deep maroon hue, there are notes of spices, herbs, black fruits, cloves, cassis, graphite, chocolate and tobacco leaves. A touch of biscuity oak, very well integrated, this is a wine of focus and intensity, and at all times it is immaculately balanced. Utterly seamless and seductive, there is a line of fine acidity running the full journey and the silkiest of tannins on the finish. This will easily sail through the next fifteen to twenty years, providing immense pleasure along the way. A superb Cabernet."- Ken Gargett, winepilot.com.
"96+ Points. 94% Cabernet Sauvignon, 4% Cabernet Franc, 2% Petit Verdot. Here we have a classic Moss Wood Cabernet, and maybe, though don’t mind me, it puts me in mind of the 2001 for richness and presence. It’s a powerhouse Cabernet and classic Moss Wood in terms of intensity and regal carriage. Black fruit, dried cranberry, cedar, nutmeg, dried flower perfume, tobacco, and damp earth. It sweeps though the palate with grilled nuts, toast, fresh blackberry, a whole lot of sweet grainy tannin and black tea perfume, acidity is balanced and present, and the finish thunders and goes very long. Quite a wine. Outstanding. Tasted: Mar25. 14% alc. $174. Screwcap. Drink: 2028 - 2044+"- Gary Walsh, The Wine Front.
