Moss Wood Cabernet Sauvignon Margaret River, West Australia – 2017

Moss Wood’s Cabernet Sauvignon is for many Australia’s finest Cabernet. 2017 was a relatively cool vintage and this blend of 88% Cabernet Sauvignon, 8% Petit Verdot and 4% Cabernet Franc is wonderfully elegant and fine as a result. The wine is bursting with blueberry and blackberry fruit which makes it approachable in its youth, but has a firm core of fine tannins and crisp acidity which will allow it to develop over at least 20 years in bottle. This is a potential long term classic, very simialr in style to the winery’s 1990 which is tasting fantastic 30 years later!

“Marked by notes of ripe cherries, red-skinned plums and hints of cassis, the 2017 Cabernet Sauvignon was being bottled the day of my visit, so I tasted it from tank. It’s medium to full-bodied, with silky tannins and a long, long finish. While previous vintages showed more oak influence, this (and the 2018 and 2019) show a more nuanced touch and barely noticeable cedar and vanilla shadings. An outstanding wine of exceptional complexity and character. In short, these are terrific wines.” 93-95pts Wine Advocate