Moss Wood 2020 Amy’s
| Wine Facts | |
|---|---|
| Median Harvest Date | 20/03/2020 |
| Median Harvest Ripeness | 13.5° Baume |
| Blend | 72% Cabernet Sauvignon 10% Merlot 10% Malbec 8% Petit Verdot |
| Bottled | 05/11/2021 |
| Alcohol | 14.0% |
Wine Facts
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Median Harvest Date
20th March, 2020
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Harvest Ripeness
13.5°Be
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Blend
72% Cabernet Sauvignon
10% Merlot
10% Malbec
8% Petit Verdot
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Bottled
5th November, 2021
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Alcohol
14.0 %
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…
A True Wine History – Reviews of Moss Wood 2020 Cabernet Sauvignon, Moss Wood Ribbon Vale 2022 Elsa, Moss Wood 2021 Amy’s – James Halliday, The Weekend Australian Magazine
Margaret River: a true wine history Any account of the history of winemaking in Margaret River must acknowledge the true father of the region: Dr John Gladstones AM, a scientist of awesome intelligence. Much of his working life as an agronomist was devoted to lupins, a significant source of fodder…
Moss Wood 2020 Amy’s – James Suckling, jamesuckling.com
Blackcurrants, blackberries, flowers and lead pencil on the nose. Full-bodied with tangy fruit as well as a orange peel and walnut undertone. Tight and focused at the finish. A blend of cabernet sauvignon, malbec, merlot, and petit verdot. Drinkable, but better in 2024. Screw cap. October, 2022
Moss Wood 2020 Amy’s – Ray Jordan, The West Australian Wine Guide 2022
A blend of cabernet sauvignon, malbec, merlot, and petit verdot. Just gorgeous from the start through to its exceptionally refined and long palate finish. Strikes such a good balance between fruit and oak with a red fruit dominance supported with a chalky mouth feel.
Tasting Notes
Colour and condition:
Deep, brick red hue; bright condition.
Nose:
The aromatics in this wine are a pleasant mix of all of the varieties in the blend. Blueberries, violets and red currants from the Cabernet Sauvignon, red fruit and watermelon from the Malbec, dark berries and jubes from the Petit Verdot and blackcurrant and mulberry from the Merlot. Complex background notes of cedar, earth and tobacco are also apparent with very soft oak notes.
Palate:
The palate is characterized by the red and dark fruits with fantastic length and generosity. Concentrated black fruit flavours with firm but balanced tannin and acidity. There is plenty of appealing juiciness with lively fruit flavours of blackcurrant and mulberry.
CELLARING
We make the Amy’s in a style specifically intended for early drinking. Short term cellaring of around 5 years will reward with some further complex characters, however, we recommend that this wine is enjoyed for it’s attractive young fruit flavours.