Moss Wood 1992 Cabernet Sauvignon
Wine Facts
| Harvested: | 25/3/1992 |
| Bottled: | 22/9/1993 |
| Released: | 14/7/1994 |
| Yield: | 10.00 t/ha |
| Baume: | 12.80 |
| Alcohol: | 12.50% |
| Vintage Rating: | 7/10 |
SOLD OUT
Moss Wood 2021 Cabernet Sauvignon – Tyson Stelzer, Top 250 Wines of 2024
A singularity of black- and redcurrant and cassis defines a monumental Moss Wood of stellar definition and endurance, yet somehow at the same time alluringly silky, slippery and polished to the nth degree. Super-fine tannins unite top shelf fruit with classy oak structure, impeccably resolved, carrying a finish of effortless…
Moss Wood 2021 Cabernet Sauvignon – Huon Hooke, The Real Review
Medium-deep and very bright red with a strong tinge of purple, but it’s not a very deep colour for cabernet. The bouquet is fresh and red fruit driven with mulberry, violet aromas, mixed dried herbs and fragrant spices. The wine is medium-full bodied, not big but supremely elegant and fine-boned….
Moss Wood 2021 Cabernet Sauvignon – Cassandra Charlick, Wine Pilot
95% Cabernet Sauvignon, 4% Cabernet Franc, 1% Petit Verdot, with a detailed French oak regime. I can resist everything but temptation, or so said Mr Wilde. Place a glass of this in front of you and resistance is futile. Juicy and jewel like, the nose leaps with dusty rose, raspberry…
Moss Wood 2021 Cabernet Sauvignon – Cassandra Charlick, Decanter
Vibrantly perfumed, with rose petal jam and bright red primary fruit fringed with dried eucalypt, sage, sea spray, clove, delicate spices and lightly toasted oak. Impressive fruit weight. Hums with energy. Tannins are ripe, firm, fine, almost silky. Acid is balanced and lifted. Lacks classic Margaret River Cabernet characters, but…
Moss Wood 2021 Cabernet Sauvignon – Jane Faulkner – James Halliday, The Wine Companion
There’s as much a Moss Wood DNA thumbprint as a regional one here. This shows off violets, cedary/toasty oak (thankfully not too much), chocolate and a slight ironstone character. Fuller bodied yet the palate is smooth and contained with fine-grained, almost silky tannins, plus dabs of sweet mulberries and blackberries…
Moss Wood 2021 Cabernet Sauvignon – Sam Kim, Wine Orbit
A wine of stunning presence, the engaging bouquet shows dark berry, thyme, star anise, rich floral and cedar characters. The palate is both concentrated and seamless with outstanding weight and depth, wonderfully framed by finely infused chalky tannins. This is symphonic with grace and style, promising to evolve magnificently. At…
Moss Wood 2021 Cabernet Sauvignon – Ken Gargett, Wine Pilot
The Moss Wood Cabernet Sauvignon is always one of Margaret River’s best and this latest release is no exception. From the sub-region of Wilyabrup, the blend is 95% Cabernet, 4% Cabernet Franc and 1% Petit Verdot. Not the easiest vintage in the region, the team overcame any and all obstacles….
Moss Wood 2021 Cabernet Sauvignon – Angus Hughson, Vinous.com
This engaging 2021 Cabernet Sauvignon appeals with its subtlety rather than raw power. Dried herbs, clay and blackcurrant are finely intertwined with French oak. Firm and mid-weight with a strong core, the Wilyabrup gravels emerge in flavor and texture to drive a strong, tension-filled finish. There’s a lovely overall flow…
Moss Wood 2021 Cabernet Sauvignon – Paul Edwards, The West Australian
High expectations accompany iconic labels such as Moss Wood, especially following on from the powerful 2020. This elegantly styled 21 vintage steps up and delivers, even in its youth. This is a wine built for cellaring and, as such, it was day two when the full gamut of flavours and…
Moss Wood 2021 Cabernet Sauvignon – Bob Campbell, The Real Review
Elegant red that is a benchmark for the variety with red rose petal, cassis, blackberry, cedar wood, cacao nibs flavours and a backbone of spicy French oak that adds extra complexity. Accessible but it’s almost a shame to drink it before 2030. May, 2024
Tasting Notes
The 1992 Moss Wood Cabernet Sauvignon has lifted, redcurrant and spicy oak characters with a hint of cinnamon, long rich, mulberry flavours, some earthiness and well-integrated, soft tannins. The wine has a lively mouth feel, complexity, fresh acidity and some smokey oak on the finish.
Although not as round, generous or intense as the outstanding 1990 and 1991 vintages, it is soft, has good length, some complexity and attractive, mulberry flavours on the palate. We like the wine but believe that it will get better with age and will rate more highly than it does now, as has happened with the 1984 and 1989 Cabernets. Incidentally, we see it as more intense and concentrated than either of those two wines. As well as this, we believe that Moss Wood has benefited from the experience of difficult years such as 1989 and 1982 and is now better equipped to pick riper grapes in vintages like those. Most importantly, the vineyard is showing the value of twenty year old vines.
The 1992 Cabernet was awarded a gold medal at the 1994 International Wine Challenge conducted by the British magazine, Wine.
Vintage Notes
The 1992 vintage for cabernet sauvignon at Moss Wood was unusual in that it was a harvest in two halves. Picking of the Cabernet Franc began on March 12 and was followed by heavy downpours for a week during which 75 millimetres of rain fell. After this, there was a break for a week and then the first of the Cabernet Sauvignon was picked. Further rain halted the harvesting and there was another week's break before picking could commence once again.
Fear that the Cabernet would suffer proved groundless and, in spite of the unusually heavy rainfall during vintage, the vines had no problems achieving full ripeness. Our patience was rewarded and this wine has the richness of structure that consumers have come to expect from Moss Wood Cabernets.
Cellaring Notes
As with most young Cabernets from the vineyard, there is sufficient fruit for the wine to be enjoyed before five years of age, although it will be at its best after ten years cellaring.