Moss Wood 2022 Cabernet Sauvignon – Fergal Gleeson, Great Wine Blog

Moss Wood 2022 Cabernet Sauvignon – Fergal Gleeson, Great Wine Blog
Moss Wood Cabernet Sauvignon is one of Australia’s most respected, desired and resaleable wines!
The 2022 marks Moss Wood Cabernet’s 50th vintage. Another winery might make a brouhaha about that. But if you’ve spoken to Keith and Clare Mugford you’d know they don’t do that sort of thing!
They just do what they’ve been doing since 1979. Getting on with making great wines without any fuss.
The aromatics are predictably beguiling-berries red and black, pencil lead and graphite.
Those fruit notes are also on the palate along with all the varietal complexity you could hope for – cigar notes, black tea, bay leaf, polished tannins all sitting inside a medium bodied frame.
Moss Wood predict full maturity at 25-40 years from now. A mind-boggling wait! But one of the strengths of this site and the winemaking is how enjoyable it is on release.
If you haven’t tasted Moss Wood Cabernet, treat yourself, it really is as good as you’ve heard. And the 2022 is an exceptionally strong instalment.