DISCOVER MOSS WOOD
"The Latour of the Margaret River.”
Jancis Robinson
“Wines of this caliber are worth a special effort to find, purchase and consume.”
Lisa Perrotti Brown MW, ROBERT PARKER
Moss Wood is family owned and one of the most important producers within the Margaret River region.
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Well-known as one of Australia's finest producing region's
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Pre-eminent Australian Cabernet region
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Maritime climate perfect for viticulture and provides consistency of vintage quality
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Most remote wine region in the world – pristine environment of the area adding considerable cachet
Moss Wood is a pioneer producer of Margaret River.
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Second commercial vineyard in the region
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2019 celebrates 50 years since the planting of the first vines
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Maintains a strong leadership position within the region
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Put Margaret River on the map for its Cabernet Sauvignon
Moss Wood is dedicated to the making of distinguished wines of great character and longevity.
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Each wine has a unique and consistent estate character – providing reliability for consumers
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Moss Wood’s quality portfolio includes wines at different price points, giving consumers a broad range of choice
Discover The Margaret River Wine Region
Moss Wood is located in the Wilyabrup sub-region, the heart of the Margaret River wine region.
As a new wine producing area, Margaret River has a short viticultural history, therefore winemakers need to be continually reassessing their soil management practices and the performance of their vines if they are to understand the viticulture of the region and obtain the best results in the vineyard.
We put significant effort into developing an appropriate style for each of our varieties but the Cabernet Sauvignon, being the first wine, was our primary focus at the time. Naturally, we looked to the great wines of Bordeaux for inspiration and carefully examined the style of numerous of that region’s wines in the search for clues.
We were making wine in Margaret River and if we wanted to make wines like those of the Medoc, then that’s where we should go. Margaret River’s individual climate meant it would always be different.
Discover Our Story
Planted in 1969 Moss Wood is an important, founding estate of the Margaret River wine region, located in the northern sub–region of Wilyabrup, Western Australia.
Moss Wood was established as a specialist, high-quality winery. This was its raison d’être and still provides the motivation for its continued existence.
Clare & Keith Mugford, as viticulturalists, winemakers & proprietors, have been making wine & tending the vineyard at Moss Wood since 1984 & 1979, respectively.
Their exacting viticulture ensures the production of grapes of excellent quality & they have created a stable of fine wines distinguished by their consistency over each vintage & their ability to age superbly.
The Moss Wood & Mugford names are synonymous with uncompromising quality.
Viticulturalist, Winemaker and Proprietor
Vineyard
We believe wine quality is determined in the vineyard and viticultural techniques are constantly reassessed and informed by current research, both of others and our own. The emphasis at Moss Wood in the vineyard and winery is on the highest quality hand production and continuing reference to viticultural and winemaking technical advances.
Sustainability
Our commitment to farm sustainably means we don’t use tillage, ensuring soil health is not compromised and that we retain our abundance of earth worms. Instead, mulching techniques are used to preserve and maintain soil structure, micro flora and fauna.
MOSS WOOD
VINEYARD
First planted in 1969
14.8 hectares
- Gentle north and east facing slopes
- Unirrigated
- Scott Henry, Te Kauwhata and simple vertical shoot positioning trellising to reduce the density of the foliage and expose the grapes to more sunlight
- Soils ranging from sandy loam to a gravelly, red-brown loam, over clay subsoil
- Planting densities from 1500 to 2000 vines per hectare
Grape varieties grown at the Moss Wood vineyard are:
Cabernet Sauvignon,
Chardonnay, Semillon,
Pinot Noir, Petit Verdot and
Cabernet Franc.
RIBBON VALE
VINEYARD
First planted in 1977
8.2 hectares
- 8.2 hectares planted on south and west facing slopes
- Unirrigated
- Scott Henry trellising system
- Soils are classic gravelly loams over clay sub-soils
- Planting densities from 1500 to 2000 vines per hectare
Grape varieties grown at the
Ribbon Vale vineyard are:
Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot,
Cabernet Franc, Sauvignon
Blanc and Semillon.
GLENMORE
VINEYARD
First planted in 1990
- Sourced from Glenmore Farm, Yallingup.
- Located 10kms north of Moss Wood
- Owned by Ian Bell who, worked at Moss Wood for 20 years
- North-facing vineyard, with gravelly, red-brown loam soil, over clay subsoil
- where the grapes for Amy’s
have been sourced since 1997.
Grape varieties grown at Glenmore vineyard are:
Cabernet Sauvignon, Petit
Verdot, Malbec, Merlot.
Discover Our Wines
At Moss Wood we believe wine quality is determined in the vineyard and viticultural techniques are constantly reassessed and informed by current research, both of others and our own. This has seen trials and improvements in trellising systems, soil conservation practices and pruning practices
Wines made from the MOSS WOOD VINEYARD
Moss Wood Cabernet Sauvignon
Moss Wood Chardonnay
Moss Wood Pinot Noir
Moss Wood Semillon
Wines made from the RIBBON VALE VINEYARD
Moss Wood Ribbon Vale Cabernet Sauvignon
Moss Wood Ribbon Vale Merlot
Moss Wood Ribbon Vale Elsa
Moss Wood Ribbon Vale Sauvignon Blanc Semillon
Moss Wood Ribbon Vale Botrytis
Wines made from the GLENMORE VINEYARD
Moss Wood Amy’s
A blend of Cabernet Sauvignon, Petit Verdot, Malbec & Merlot
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION & MARKETING MATERIAL
CLARE MUGFORD
Viticulturist, Winemaker &
Proprietor
clare@mosswood.com.au
Mobile: +61 427 170 729
KEITH MUGFORD
Viticulturist, Winemaker &
Proprietor
keith@mosswood.com.au
Mobile: +61 427 556 266
Postal address:
PO Box 225, Cowaramup,
Western Australia 6284
AUSTRALIA
Tel: +61 8 9755 6266
mosswood@mosswood.com.au