Moss Wood Cabernet Sauvignon 2022

The Wine

98 Pts Ray Jordan 'One of Australia’s great cabernets. This from a cooler season highlights and accentuates the typical bright red fruits and blue fruit mix, especially on the nose. It’s aromatic and perfumed with an African violet scent. The palate as always is so exquisitely balanced and refined. Since 1989 the cabernet has been augmented with the floral bright fruit of cabernet franc and the darker robust black fruits of petit verdot. The palate delivers with a gentle restraint yet there is power deep within. The chalky tannins define a long and focussed finish. A deceptive medium bodied wine that will cellar for many years.'

98 Pts Ken Garrett, Wine Pilot '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'

97 Pts Erin Larkin, The Wine Advocate
97 Arron Brasher, The Real Review

The Details
Variety - Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot
Country - Australia
Region - Western Australia
Sub Region - Margaret River
Extra - Screwcap
Year - 2022
Volume - 750ml

About the Wine Maker

Moss Wood is a family-owned winery and one of the pioneers of the Margaret River region. Known for crafting hand-made wines that age beautifully, it has earned a reputation as a prestigious producer for decades and continues to do so. Established in 1969 with its first vintage in 1973, Moss Wood is based in the Wilyabrup sub-region. The name is synonymous with uncompromising quality, driven by a constant pursuit of perfect fruit and exceptional wine.