Moss Wood 2013 Amy’s
Wine Facts
| Harvested: | Cabernet Sauvignon 04/04/2013 Malbec 04/04/2013 Merlot 22/03/2013 |
| Bottled: | 08/10/2014 |
| Released: | 20/11/2014 |
| Baume: | Cabernet Sauvignon 13.5 Malbec 14.2 Merlot 13.8 |
| Alcohol: | 14.00% |
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Tasting Notes
Colour and condition:
Very deep brick red hue; bright condition.
Nose: Excellent combination of red and black fruits – red currants, mulberries, black berries and plums. Despite the presence of all this fruit there is a background of spice, leather and even musk.
Palate: Straight away there is a spread of mulberry and blueberry fruit flavour, long round and generous, so much so that the tannins sit quietly underneath, waiting for the aging process to reveal them. The vintage was such that we didn’t make very much of this wine but boy, it’s a gem. The best we’ve made, by some margin.
Moss Wood 2023 Amy’s – Erin Larkin, The Wine Advocate
The 2023 Amy’s hails from a superb vintage in Margaret River. Mild, dry conditions set the tone for the season, and while many of the wines are yet to be released, the early indications are that this could be one of the most astounding vintages of Margaret River’s modern era…
Moss Wood 2023 Amy’s – Ken Gargett, Wine Pilot
Very much Cabernet Sauvignon dominant (83%), the wine also enjoys contributions from Merlot (5%), Malbec (6%) and Petit Verdot (6%). After fermentation and blending, the wine was returned to the 228-litre French oak barrels, none of them new, for maturation for a year and a half. A purple/maroon colour here,…
Moss Wood 2023 Amy’s – Angus Hughson, Wine Pilot
The 2023 Amy’s blend of Cabernet Sauvignon with Petit Verdot, Malbec and Merlot is highly approachable at this young age with enveloping aromas of blackcurrant and gravel with a strong dark earth component. Excellent upfront impact with a seamless core of dark berry fruits, primed with acidity and underpinned by…
Moss Wood 2023 Amy’s – Huon Hooke, The Real Review
Deep, bright, youthful purple-red colour in the glass; fresh and youthful violet, blueberry, mulberry aromas, very primary and a tad immature, but delightful. Elegance combined with concentration and lovely ripeness. A fragrant and quite beauteous cabernet blend.
Moss Wood 2022 Amy’s – Matthew Jukes
Heaven! I have yet to meet a more ardent fan of Moss Wood wines than yours truly, and this is another epic Aussie wine which is featured in my 100 Best Australian Wines Report 2025. Silky, honed, blackberry-soaked and seamless, Amy’s is one of the most incredible Cabernets on earth,…
Moss Wood 2023 Amy’s – Fergal Gleeson, Great Wine Blog
Amy’s is one of the trio of Moss Wood Cabernets. They are all single vineyard releases. To clarify, Amy’s is about 85% Cabernet with the balance of Petit Verdot, Malbec and Merlot. And you can see the varietal synergies – Petit Verdot adding pepper and spices, Merlot and Malbec bringing…
Moss Wood 2022 Amy’s – Tyson Stelzers, Top 250 Wines of 2024
A beautifully poised and consummately balanced Amys that captures the crunch of red- and blackcurrant fruit and supports it with nicely balanced, high-class, dark chocolate French oak. Bright acidity and fine-grained tannins are neatly resolved, carrying a long finish of undeviating line and length. Drink 2027-2034 October, 2024
Moss Wood 2023 Amy’s – Ray Jordan, Ray Jordan Wine
This is a blend if cabernet sauvignon, petit verdot, malbec and merlot. In a good year like this one, it offers some of the best value classy red wine going around. This is as good as any in this line. Plush red fruit of tremendous intensity. A firm core of…
Moss Wood 2022 Amy’s – Ray Jordan, Liquor Barons Top 100 Reds
This is a stylish and most elegant blend of Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, Malbec and Petit Verdot. There are leafy perfumed notes on the nose, and the power of the Cabernet is supported beautifully by the other Bordeaux varieties. A seamless and refined wine. Cellar: 12 years. July, 2024
WA Wine Review 2024
Ray Jordan “Moss Wood is a family-owned wine company and a pioneer of the Margaret River region. Planted in 1969, Moss Wood is an important founding estate of Margaret River. Clare and Keith Mugford, as viticulturalists, winemakers and proprietors, have been tending the vineyard and making wine at Moss Wood…
Production Notes
Harvest Dates:
Cabernet Sauvignon – 4th April, 2013
Malbec – 4th April, 2013
Merlot – 22nd March, 2013
Harvest Ripeness:
Cabernet Sauvignon – 13.5⁰ Baume
Malbec – 14.2⁰ Baume
Merlot – 13.8⁰ Baume
Each variety was destemmed and then pumped into closed stainless steel tank for fermentation. Extraction was pumping over, 3 times per day and skin contact was for an average time of 14 days. After pressing, each batch was allowed to settle on gross lees and was seeded for malolactic fermentation. Once this was completed, the wines were blended and then racked into wood in May 2013. All the barrels were 225 litres French oak, none of which was new.
After 16 months oak aging, in September 2014 all barrels were racked and blended in stainless steel and the wine was prepared for bottling. Fining trials were carried out and it was decided an egg white fining was beneficial in improving tannin balance.
Finally, the wine was sterile filtered and bottled on 8th October, 2014.
Cellaring Notes
For a company that makes two Cabernet Sauvignon wines for cellaring, it might make sense when we say that we prefer customers to see Amy’s as a wine for early drinking. We specifically make to have early appeal. However, the 2013 is a classic and will certainly improve with 10 to 15 years cellaring – if you can keep your hands off it.